FWIW, I've heard multiple recruiters and managers/directors compliment me on my resume style [1]. It's a bit more narrative and a bit less focused on bulleting out skills. This seems to attract more progressive forward thinkers (if you're into those sorts of companies).
At the same time, it does highlight my skills at the top of each area of experience, so some developers reading my resume may skim over the narrative part, focusing on the listed skills. So it works for them too.
It's also quite honest in a few areas that may turn off some people, but to me, it turns off the right people (those I don't want to work for).
[1] Check it out in my profile if you're interested.
That sounds about right. In my experience most recruiters are only capable of matching two words, with very little understanding of what the words actually mean. They have no idea that RDBMS / Oracle/ SQL are synonymous to a degree.
At the same time, it does highlight my skills at the top of each area of experience, so some developers reading my resume may skim over the narrative part, focusing on the listed skills. So it works for them too.
It's also quite honest in a few areas that may turn off some people, but to me, it turns off the right people (those I don't want to work for).
[1] Check it out in my profile if you're interested.