Great people, says Seth Godin shouldn’t have a resume.
“I think if you’re remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn’t have a resume at all.
Great jobs, world class jobs, jobs people kill for… those jobs don’t get filled by people emailing in resumes. Ever.”
Seth is ahead of the curve, and I believe he’s right. But when will employers catch up and start accepting a creative presentation instead of a one-page resume? And I’d add Google search results to Seth’s list of what can work better than a traditional resume.
These days my resume is a password protected blog, with a URL I send out to those who need to know I’m out here.
A friend of mine Phil Weslow wrote on his blog http://www.feedbacksecrets.com that if you niche yourself in a specific field and becomes a subject matter expert in that field, it wouldn’t be too long before you’ll find everyone looking for your expertise.
At my age, submitting a resume is almost a guarantee I won’t be considered. At least, that’s what I’ve come to believe. Hence, I avoid the resume trap if at all possible.
If someone wants to see a resume, I usually point them to my LinkedIn profile. It’s as much as resume as anything I could put together in a Word doc.
And I agree with Seth — If you make yourself remarkable, you will be marketable.
These are awesome ideas you have posted about resume composition. Professional people’s resumes are all different (as it is a representation of you as a professional) so a resume template only should be only considered to guide you in crafting it.