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The Resume Is Dead: Why Hiring Chiefs Throw Them Away without Reading

A decade ago, I went into an office for a job interview at a newsroom.With an H&M pencil skirt of informal millennial style and flat shoes Steve Madden, I handed my resume —with a well spaced Arial typography, carefully considered and kept impeccable in its designated folder — to the editor. Without looking up her computer, she said, "I don't read resumes," and threw the paper on the floor.If you've ever assumed that an automated candidate track…
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A decade ago, I went into an office for a job interview at a newsroom.With an H&M pencil skirt of informal millennial style and flat shoes Steve Madden, I handed my resume —with a well spaced Arial typography, carefully considered and kept impeccable in its designated folder — to the editor. Without looking up her computer, she said, "I don't read resumes," and threw the paper on the floor.If you've ever assumed that an automated candidate track…

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Business Insider (Spain) broke the news in on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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