Daily Inspiration 9-28-12 | Spread Some Joy Today

Posted on September 28, 2012May 10, 2020 by Terry Minion

“Resumes are
ridiculous.”

— Jason Fried & David
Heinemeier Hansson

from the book
REWORK

When
I first turned the page and read this heading on page 210 of REWORK, I screamed
to myself, ‘YES!’ Having been in a position to interview and hire a lot of
people over a lot of years, I hated resumes and gave them almost no notice. I
always thought they were a joke. Like people actually do all that stuff they put
in there and do it in that manner? Right. And, oh by the way. . . they’re
looking for work!

Jason
and David go on after the heading to say, “We all know resumes are a joke.
They’re exaggerations. They’re filled with “action verbs” that don’t mean
anything. They list job titles and responsibilities that are vaguely accurate at
best. And there’s no way to verify most of what’s on there. The whole thing is a
farce.” That is said so well and I am in total agreement.

I
remember people telling me that I had to have a resume and I think I made one
once, but no one paid attention to it either. There is a whole industry built
around writing resumes, choosing the right paper, fonts and layout. Heck, in the
movie Legally Blond, Reese Witherspoon had the perfect, scented resume. . . and
pink if I remember correctly.

What’s
worse than a resume to me is employers who seek them, want to see them, or
heaven forbid, make decisions based on them. Just talk to them. It’s pretty
simple stuff. At least you might be able to pick out the BS from the facts a
little bit because it’s pretty certain it’s almost all BS on the
resume.

Not
only have I never hired anyone from a resume, I’ve had a few positions in my
time and not once was I hired from a resume, nor even an application. What a
concept.

Nothing Beats Talking Face To Face.

Spread Some Joy Today–Send out a Thank You card to someone you’re in
appreciation of. What a treat it is to get one. Make sure it’s in your own
writing.