Controversial notes 1: On resumes

Lessons from Linchpin by Seth Godin.
If you are remarkable, you probably shouldn't or wouldn't have a resume. The people who invented the mundane industrial work force and formal education also invented the resume. It is designed to look for cogs; easily replaceable parts. You don't want to be that. You want to be different. You want to be special. You want to be remarkable. You want to be indispensable. You want to be a linchpin.
This is controversial and most "traditional" managers will protest because most of them don't employ talent, they employ paper. If you want to work for managers like that there is nothing wrong with that. Do your best to fit in. Become a good replaceable cog in the machinery. Don't argue. If you are an artist at heart and you want to do something that stands out, you probably wouldn't be successful in such a company.