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Title: 7 steps to a new job — but first, burn your resume

*Author:* Nick Corcodilos

*Source: *NewsHour

*Date:* Nov 3, 2014

*Summary*: In a recent column, “Here’s why your resume isn’t getting traction,” http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/ask-headhunter-heres-resume-isnt-getting-traction/ I suggested that your resume is a crutch that actually hinders your job search if you rely on it to get you in the door. I said, “The key to job hunting success is people — meeting them, talking with them, and getting them to recommend you to managers,” and I offered some tips about how to conduct a much more active job search.

Some readers expressed consternation. Some even held that resumes are not only necessary, but absolutely required to get a job. What I see is that people prefer the easy way out, even if in their own experience it rarely pays off. One commenter issued a challenge that I said I’d address in another column — so here it is.

*Link: *http://to.pbs.org/1uqhE1L

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