The New Résumé
I have a friend: one that I have referenced here a few times. Mostly because he’s so darn smart. Occasionally, because he’s handsome. But usually because what he has to say is interesting to me. Of course, I’m talking of the Mr. Jon Crowley. (Side note: If you’re not reading his blog, you really should be.)
A few times, he’s made the comment to me that résumés are dead. A bold statement but I think he’s onto something. The last time I really used my résumé was over 2 years ago. I’ve only grudgingly updated it here and there for pitches at work and the like. For someone who takes work as seriously as I do (with a huge dash of excitement, obvi), I find it interesting that a resume – or CV – is not more of a focal point for me. Shouldn’t it exist as a more breathing, living document than anything else?
I suppose we do have sites like LinkedIn, which have essentially made résumés redundant (and recruiters’ jobs a whole lot easier). But you still need your résumé when on the hunt, because, for some reason, LinkedIn hasn’t tapped into the idea that you still need a physical résumé every now and then. (Why not let your members print off a nice hard copy version of their LinkedIn profile – even if for a fee? Seems like a lost opportunity to me.)
Which is why I love this site I stumbled upon this evening, courtesy of a tweet by Miss Casie Stewart. It’s a site called Vizualize.me that uses the LinkedIn API to pull in data from your profile to build an inforgraphic of your work experience, skill set, connection information and more. And you know how crazy people get over infographics!
So here is a little teaser of what my full infographic looks like:
And this is where you can see my full infographic résumé.
So what do you think? Worth the time it takes to set it up or not? Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
