But for the majority of the average working-class world, I’d imagine the “proven expertise without the support of a resume” is the way to go (or is going to be soon).

Great insight, thanks again!

When I wrote and produced a play on its way to New York, I had actors who received the director’s bio but were more interested in the IMDB credits. For them, social media meant nothing but IMDB meant everything. In some circles IMDB is the new, hyperlinked, seemingly objective resume showing not only what you did and when, but with whom.

On the other hand, for my day job in technology, I have seen the world changing from paper resumes to faxed resumes to emailed resumes. It still seems a basic business tool for some industries.

Some of this is changing, but how it’s changing and which industries and what kind of role seem to depend on whether resumes are relevant or not.

For instance, secretaries still need resumes for most industries. But personal virtual assistants probably would fare better with good rankings from various websites.

Wanna be a secretary? Get a resume. Wanna be a virtual personal assistant? Get listed and get good ranking or good feedback for the kind of work you’d like to do.