JT Samberson
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Updated: 14 Nov 2017
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1482 - Leonardo De Vinci writes the first professional resume.Some
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happened1500 - A traveling Lord in England offers a handwritten letter of introduction to acquaintances and calls it his resume.1930 - Resumes were just formalities. Most wrote them on scraps of paper over lunch with employers.1940 - Resumes are like Facebook profiles. They include weight, age, height, marital status and religion.1950 - Resumes are no longer just formalities, they are now expected.1960 - Resumes start to include outside interests like sports and clubs.1970 - Digital typesetting and word processors make resumes more professional and salesy1980 - The first VHS portfolios are recorded and used. Books on resumes and career counseling boom.1985 - Online background checking begins1986 - Microsoft releases an RTF universal doc1987 - Enter, fax machines -- the new, cool way to send resumes1994 - The Internet and World Wide Web go public. Monster.com goes live, and CareerBuilder is founded.1995 - Email is the new, cool way to send a resume2000 - Dot Com boom hits full stride.2002 - Interactive resumes begin and mark the beginning of Optimal Resume2003 - LinkedIn launches2005 - Optimal Resume releases an online resume builder2006 - Video resumes pick up, more and more high school students begin sending them to colleges2007 - Video resumes hit YouTube2008 - Resume objectives are out, Summaries and position statements are in. Social Media enters the picture, LinkedIn dominates employment and networking. Personal branding via SEO and keywords become a worry; nearly all employers google prospective employees.2018 - Resumes contain social media links. They're now shorter but with more visuals and multimedia. Digital CVs and Infographic resumes are trending.
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