Outdated Thinking: The Resume

Does the chronological résumé hold the same value it once did? I am not convinced. Personally, I think that the traditional résumé serves to obfuscate useful information due to being held hostage by chronological linearity. In other words, potentially useful information is passed over easily because we are trained to look at a resume in a linear fashion. From a left-brained perspective, if you will.

So, as a resolution for the New Year, who is willing to craft a contemporary résumé whose sections highlight experience according to skill set(s) rather than chronology? There has to be an aesthetically pleasing way to incorporate some chronology (pure dates) into a skill-focused resume.

I propose that we float around a few prototypes and see which ones stick.

I just don't see how we can expect ourselves to hone skill sets in new or inventive ways, yet remain beholden to an instrument that is not structured to portray them adequately.

Please tell me I'm not the only one befuddled by the state of the resume.