Interview Genie

Resumes are the most trusted document in hiring — and arguably the most misleading. The credentials candidates lead with rarely predict the behaviors that actually drive performance, and the signals that do matter almost never make it onto the page. Here's what to tune into instead. The Paper Trail That Leads Nowhere: What Resumes Consistently Get Wrong About Real Talent Photo: Springfield High School (Springfield, Mo.), No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons Let's be honest about something uncomfortable: the resume is basically a marketing brochure. It's a curated, backward-looking document designed entirely to pass a filter — not to reveal how someone actually thinks, collaborates, or handles pressure on a Tuesday afternoon when everything goes sideways.