11/03/2025

Your Most Impressive Résumé Isn’t on Paper

Your greatest qualifications come from the challenges you’ve overcome with courage

Maybe you’re managing a team while being a caregiver or breaking sales records while working remotely as a single parent. Each challenge carves a mark on your journey to growth, purpose and legacy, and each earns a spot on your résumé.

A résumé of challenges is not a list of defeats, but a record of victories: the battles you've fought, the lessons you've learned and the resilience that will carry you forward. Having an awareness and understanding of your résumé of challenges helps you understand your own strengths and ability to rise.

Being able to speak to your honest (non-fabricated or misrepresented) résumé of challenges before and/or during a job interview can be an authentic way to highlight what you bring to the table, which may not be visible in your submitted résumé.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.