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Career Journal: The Quest for the Ultimate Resume

By Michael DeCosta
March 28, 2008

In the 2001 movie, Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon plays an aspiring Harvard law school graduate who uses some creative flair in drafting her resume in an attempt to make it stand out. The result? A pink, perfume-scented resume that is certain to catch everyone's attention. Okay, so that was a little far-fetched, but it shows how much we all want to put a little something extra into an otherwise drab document. In recent years, I have seen an explosion of gizmos and gadgets included in and accompanying resumes nearly as imaginative as title inflation. With the advent of powerful word processing programs, color printers, and creative software, many have tried to give their resumes a little twist and added dimension.

Creating a 'four-color glossy' resume with an accompanying picture of yourself smiling ear to ear is going to leave a lasting impression, but not in the way you might hope. You may be thinking; 'I would never do that!' But you would be amazed at how many of your contemporaries have acted on that temptation.

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