resume paper is obsolete

resume paper is obsolete resume paper is obsolete A reader writes: What are your thoughts on resume paper? Considering how many retailers stock it (and have stocked it for decades), I imagine many people use it. Is there any value to it? What do hiring managers think of it, if they even notice? I am going to hereby free you from any reason to ever purchase resume paper again. No one cares if you use it. Or more precisely, they dont notice, or they dont care, or they think, Wow, people still use resume paper? And of course, the only time you even need to print your resume these days is when youre bringing it with you for an interview as a possible back-up copy. And at that point, if what wows them the most is your incredibly fine paper stock, things are not going well. Resume paper is a relic from days of yore when youd actually have a bunch of resumes nicely printed up and then mail them out in order to apply for jobs.  As you have probably noticed, thats not how you apply for jobs these days. Retailers still stock it because some people still believe theyre supposed to use it. But you are not.