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Do you think resumes are going to end?

Ahmed Janim
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paper resumes are not enough for representing a good talent. maybe videos can replace them ?

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Max Prilutskiy
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I don't think resumes are going to end anytime soon. While it's true that paper resumes may not be enough to represent a person's talent, they are still valuable tools for summarizing a person's experience and skills. However, I do think that resumes are evolving and may incorporate new formats and technologies in the future. For example, some job seekers are using video resumes to showcase their skills and personality in a more dynamic way. Other formats, such as online portfolios and social media profiles, are also becoming more popular as ways to demonstrate a person's talent and experience. I particularly love those software engineer resumes that are playable games in browsers, built with WebGL/etc. With these you can see not just the coding skills of the engineers, but also their creativity and commitment to going beyond a traditional resume. Overall, while resumes may not disappear completely, I think they will continue to evolve and adapt to changing technologies and hiring practices.
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David Sarlos
Hi Ahmed, I think resumes will expand with video intros. For teams, small or large, requesting video intros as part of the recruitment process makes sense. Because company culture matters and video carries culture significantly better than text. Reviewing hundreds of applicants is time-consuming, especially for small teams with no HR peeps. It is easy to draw thresholds for candidate requirements but hard to differentiate and remember applicants within each cluster. To help the candidates, the hiring teams should also share their video intros. It is simply better if real people are visible on both sides. That is at least how we started recruiting with our own video engagement tool vialog.io, saving many hours for candidates and ourselves by putting real faces to real job posts.
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Philip Snyder
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Delphi — Digital Clone Studio
No, I don't think resumes are going to end. Lots of automated resume software. Also resumes are just always going to be faster
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Ataei
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Not sure! and what is going to replace it?
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Ahmed Janim
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@zoom_in i'm trying to build a video platform to replace that, updated the poll to reflect your question
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Richard Gao
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@zoom_in If I had a wild guess, maybe they're referring to resumes written by AI? In that case, how it's written is going to be pretty consistent since everyone is using AI, but the qualifications are obviously not. So it might be the case employers in the future only look at qualifications rather than how the resume is written.
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Ahmed Janim
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@zoom_in @richard_gao2 AI is a huge help for sure, with the current AI capabilities do you think it can assess a good talent ?
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Richard Gao
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@zoom_in @janim007 I think with current capabilities (GPT-3 and soon to be 4) it has more than enough power to just write resumes for people. Regarding your video platform, how does it work? I'm curious to know. I personally would not record a video vs a resume. They take more effort. How are you addressing this? And are employers looking for video resumes? What's the demand? If you can answer those I think you have an excellent product!
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Sherzod Khoshimov
I think resumes will not dissapear, but they will evolve and become more functional. We just launched a free resume builder for tech jobs here. Please check it out https://www.producthunt.com/post...
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Michael Flux
I don't agree that resumes will be replaced by videos. If anything, it's even more difficult to judge a candidate based on a video. Some people are amazing performers, but are very awkward on camera. Meanwhile some people are incredibly charismatic, but have zero substance beyond an absolute surface level. Where I think resumes will go over the next couple years, is using various ai tools to hyper personalise them to each job application. Adjust the language, terminology, experience etc to each individual hiring manager, each individual company. From a candidate standpoint, I can imagine it having a drastic effect on response rates. It is something that already is proven to work, but it's too time intensive to do in any meaningful way on an ongoing basis.
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William Shelley
I think Resumes will be replaced with something cooler.
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