The Commonalities between Shoes and Resumes
fionagalea | Jun 20, 2010 | Comments 0
Resumes can be compared with many things , shoes however are personal items as over time they take the shape of the wearer’s feet even aspects of the wearer’s personality. For example the clean, neat, conservative styled shoes of the clean, neat conservative wearer and the flamboyant eye catching shoes of the person with a larger than life personality. Resumes too, are personal items even when reduced to the impersonal by application forms they remain facts about you
Shoes as with resumes have a purpose understood by all to facilitate movement either through the physical environment or the work/career environment. The function of shoes and resumes is to make that movement easier and provide protection. Shoes ensure our feet are not damaged, resumes assist in ensuring that our qualifications, experience, competencies are preserved and our reputations are protected.
We could live with the same style shoe and we would achieve the purpose and function of shoes in a physical sense. However we may miss out on being accepted by particular social groups because we have been not aware of the rules of engagement, the rules that relate to staying with the trends and fitting in. It can be said about resumes, by all means use the style you have used for years but be prepared for others to make judgements about your interest in staying alert to and interested in change.
If we have a desire to finish a fun-run, play a reasonable game of tennis, walk quickly to catch the bus, keep our feet cool or warm we wear different types of shoes. Same with resumes, if you are applying for roles that are similar but require you to have different competencies or experience, you will have a better chance of success if you have versions of your resume that fit exactly with what is being asked for.
Maintaining our shoes if we want them to perform well, is necessary, a little prevention is better than none. When they can no longer serve us well we dispose of them and replace them. Resumes need care and attention also, so they can perform well at a moment’s notice. We might even throw out the existing one and replace it with several versions.
| Shoes | Resumes |
| Purpose remains stable – facilitation of body’s movement through environment | Purpose remains stable- facilitation of career movement, |
| Function remains stable – ensuring effectiveness , efficiency & protection | Function remains stable – ensuring effectiveness , efficiency & protection |
| Style – changes frequently dictated by fashion & need for acceptance. | Style – changes frequently dictated by fashion & need for acceptance. |
| Achieving objectives – need to have more than one pair to ensure specific objectives achieved | Achieving objectives – need to have more than one version to ensure specific objectives achieved |
| Maintenance – need attention to retain style & function | Maintenance – need attention to retain style & function |
| Life span- need to dispose the unsuitable or old & dated | Life span- need to dispose the unsuitable or old & dated . |
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