Went back to paper resumes after watching my coworker's digital portfolio crash mid-interview

Last month I was helping a young guy prep for a supervisor position at the hardware store. He spent three days building this fancy digital portfolio on his tablet with videos and links and such. Day of the interview, the tablet froze up, wifi in the conference room was spotty, and he spent the first five minutes fumbling with it. The managers just sat there waiting. Meanwhile, I had my old two page resume printed on thick paper. No fuss. He didn't get the job. Makes me wonder if all this tech is really helping or just adding another thing that can go wrong. Anybody else see candidates shoot themselves in the foot with too much gadgetry?

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rivera.holly1d ago

My dentist switched to all digital records last year and now every checkup starts with five minutes of "oh the system's running slow today." Seems like every industry is piling on tech just to look modern, not because it actually works better.

xenan641d ago

You ever try swiping through a resume on a tablet and accidentally zoom in on your own face instead of the work history? That was me last Tuesday... I nearly scrolled myself off the screen. Paper just sits there and behaves itself, you know? No spinning wheel of death while a hiring manager stares at you. I still keep a printed copy in my truck for emergencies, mostly because my phone battery dies at the worst times.