As a consultant, I have a sales pipeline that starts out with people searching for me on LinkedIn or getting a reference from somebody I know.
The next step is for them to look at my resume. If that goes well, then the next step is a phone interview.
It's all a pipeline, and my resume's main job is to get the phone interview. That's it. While technically the resume is supposed to be a history of what you've done, that's what a resume is, not what it's used for. It's used for screening, therefore it should be good at surviving various screening processes.
The next step is for them to look at my resume. If that goes well, then the next step is a phone interview.
It's all a pipeline, and my resume's main job is to get the phone interview. That's it. While technically the resume is supposed to be a history of what you've done, that's what a resume is, not what it's used for. It's used for screening, therefore it should be good at surviving various screening processes.