I was recently told that including pronouns on resumes is outdated. Is this true? Because I'm having a hell of a time trying to leave "I" off my resume.

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The word “I” should never appear in any writing unless it’s a memoir or a quote.

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It’s been 25+ years since I wrote my first resume and I’ve never used I…just change your full sentences to bullets.

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I believe the context is in regards to what are your "pronouns " which showed up in the last 10 years and never made any sense to me anyways for presenting yourself in a work environment.

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OP, what colour is your hair?

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I feel like I would have a harder time incorporating the word “I” in my resume than not

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