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title: Do You Need a Résumé in the LinkedIn Era?
description: Do You Need a Résumé in the LinkedIn Era?
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# [Do You Need a Résumé in the LinkedIn Era?](https://blog.solomonpage.com/2013/08/05/do-you-need-a-resume-linkedin-era)

 Written by [csnyder](https://blog.solomonpage.com/author/csnyder) | Aug 5, 2013 8:30:38 PM

<http://spg-blogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/is-a-resume-still-necessary-in-the-linkedin-era180x110.jpg>Now that LinkedIn has become the standard place to present your professional history and credentials — not to mention the fastest way to check somebody else's — the humble résumé has lost its once-hallowed position as the canonical version of your professional identity. Your LinkedIn profile should be the most-viewed and most current version of your professional life. That has many people asking: Do I even need an old-fashioned résumé anymore?

The answer is a highly qualified "yes".

**The Value of LinkedIn**

In the past, résumés have served several functions:

1. **Applying for a job:** When you're applying for an advertised position, you almost certainly need to submit a résumé as part of the application process.
2. **Job hunting:** Even if you're not applying for a specific job, you may still use a résumé as part of your search process, as a way of introducing yourself to people who may be interested in your skills.
3. **Professional credentialing:** Résumés act as a way of establishing your professional credentials in many circumstances, like grant applications, requests for proposals, and conference or speaker submissions.
4. **Professional memory:** Your résumé is your own professional memory. Keeping it up-to-date is a way of ensuring you don't forget the professional accomplishments or qualifications you may want to highlight during your next job hunt.

[Click to read the full article at the Harvard Business Review >>](http://blogs.hbr.org/samuel/2013/08/do-you-need-a-resume-in-the-li.html)

 

 

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