Resumes are Worthless

Entrepreneurship Archives - Dale Callahan · Jan 7, 2011

Yes – resumes are worthless!! When I speak, I often say “resumes are worthless” to the shock of many in an audience — especially when I am following well-meaning career counselors who just spent 15-20 minutes explaining why your resume needs to be perfect.

Why do I say they are worthless?

First – it is not that they are bad as a tool to help you define what you have to offer (a tool for YOU) and to help remind people what you have to offer AFTER they have met you. But our society has given resumes a higher calling – that of being the main element of a…