Resume Timeline - Timeline

Leonardo Da Vinci writes the first professional resume

A travelling lord in England writes a professional letter and calls it his resume

Resumes were considered formalities and most were written on scraps of paper during lunch with employers.

Resumes were written like Facebook profiles. they included weight, age, height, martial status, and religion

Resumes became expected when applying for a job

Resumes started to include outside interests, like sports and clubs

Digital Typewriters and word processors make resumes more proffesional

The first VHS portfolios are used. Books on resumes and career counseling boom

Online Background Checks begin

Microsoft releases a universal RTF document

FAX Machines become the new way to send resumes

The Internet becomes world wide. Monster.com goes live, and CareerBuilder is founded

Email becomes the new way to send resumes

Dot Com hits peak in buisness

Interactive resumes set the path for Optimal Resume to grow

Linked In launches

Optimal resume releases an online resume builder

Video Resumes pick up, High School students start to send resumes to college

Video Resumes hit Youtube

Resume objectives release, along with summaries and position statements Social Media hits the Resume community, LinkedIn dominates employment and networking, Personal Branding and keywords become a problem, and most employers google prospective employees.

Resumes contain social media links, resumes become shorter and contain more visual aspects, and visual CVs and Info graphic resumes become popular