Ted Audio Collective. over 100 episodes of this podcast.

And I've learned a lot from this experience.

One of the best things I've discovered

is how to write in my own voice. I've become allergic to cliche language that might

look good on paper but doesn't actually reflect the way I talk. Phrases like

nip it in the bud or at its best at its worse or how about six in one half

dozen in the other the question I keep returning to is when I'm sharing my experiences,

what does my true self sound like?

I'm Madupak Enola. This is Ted Business. One of the ways we establish our identity in the workplace

happens before we even start on the job with our resumes. It's an essential document

that's supposed to communicate who we are to our future employers, but so few

people sound like their true selves on their resumes.

Our guest today, Nikos Marcou, is questioning the way we do things when it comes to resumes.

Nikos argues, resumes are a rigid way of communicating

ones of work life history.

Worst of all, they're an antiquated holdover

that perpetuates bias in the hiring process.

In this talk, he makes the case for getting rid of them completely.

Then after the talk, I'll share some research on ways to minimize discrimination in the hiring process.

But first a quick break. Support for this podcast comes from BCG. What you're about to hear is a work of

imagination but not fantasy. So starts every episode of BCG's new podcast Climate Vision 2050, which pulls us

into a future where we've radically reduced carbon emissions and saved ourselves

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