As an executive search consultant, I hope this doesn’t come across as too blunt, but for executives, resumes really don’t matter much anymore. I haven’t looked at one in over three years, and none of my colleagues spend time reading them either. It’s just not where we focus our attention these days.
Hi Kristof, thanks for sharing! I can certainly appreciate that for many senior roles that you may be serving, resumes and, thus, cover letters are not as important as other measures of their value. This particular advice is targeted towards those early to mid-career folks who are still facing that hurdle.
As an executive search consultant, I hope this doesn’t come across as too blunt, but for executives, resumes really don’t matter much anymore. I haven’t looked at one in over three years, and none of my colleagues spend time reading them either. It’s just not where we focus our attention these days.
Hi Kristof, thanks for sharing! I can certainly appreciate that for many senior roles that you may be serving, resumes and, thus, cover letters are not as important as other measures of their value. This particular advice is targeted towards those early to mid-career folks who are still facing that hurdle.