A press release email came through titled, “College Grad Resumes Need Help.” It outlined the results of a survey conducted nationally using an online poll placed on the CollegeGrad.com homepage during September 2006. The results are based on approximately 850 respondents.

The main finding: 72% of College Students and Recent Grads Don't Have a Resume or Say Theirs Needs Help. The release goes on to outline the importance of having a resume, as well as the services available to help create or refine one.

On its face, there is nothing wrong here. But it strikes us as the wrong answer to the right problem. Recent college grads may not have resumes, but nonetheless, they have skills. If your organization targets entry-level candidates and participates in campus recruiting, make sure your application process is designed to capture their information without requiring a resume…since most of them don’t have one!