Seth Godin on résumés

from First Friday Book Synopsis by Bob Morris

Seth Godin

In his most recent book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? published by Portfolio/The Penguin Group, Seth Godin shares his thoughts about résumés. In fact, he thinks they offer little (if any) value.

“If you don’t have a résumé, what do you have?

How about three extraordinary letters of recommendation from people the employer knows or respects?

Or a sophisticated project an employer can see or touch?

Or a reputation that precedes you?

Or a blog that is so compelling and insightful that they have no choice but to follow up?

Some say, ‘Well, that’s fine, but I don’t have those.’

Yeah, that’s my point. If you don’t have these things, what leads you to believe that you are remarkable, amazing, or just plain spectacular? It sounds to me like if you don’t have more than a résumé, you’ve been brainwashed into compliance.

Great jobs, world-class jobs, jobs people kill for – those jobs don’t get filled by people e-mailing in résumés.”

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