https://blog.rkempe.ca/tags/r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9s/ Recent content in Résumés on rkempe’s blog Hugo en-ca &copy; Copyright 2026 Rebecca Kempe Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:50:48 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2023/06/thoughts-on-r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9s-and-the-shortcut-game/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:50:48 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2023/06/thoughts-on-r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9s-and-the-shortcut-game/ <p>So I&rsquo;ve been thinking a lot about résumés lately and I think one of the reasons why I might have such a vendetta against them is because of something I&rsquo;m going to call &ldquo;the shortcut game.&rdquo;</p> <p>When I say &ldquo;shortcut&rdquo; here, I mean anything someone can at least semi-truthfully claim that will encourage people to make positive assumptions about them. For example, when we say someone went to Harvard, we use it as a shortcut for saying they&rsquo;re smart and competent and qualified, because those are things we generally believe about Harvard grads.</p>