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Subject: Re: Tips on Getting Hired
From: ct <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:15:23 -0700

I know I'm jumping late here...

My wife is one of the counselors for the State Job Service. First
thing she did when she looked at my 3 page resume was chop it down to
2 pages.

Reason? Save anything longer for the interview. You're wasting their
time, boring them and making it more likely that they'll just throw
you away.

"You're a Tech Writer. Just write a *BETTER* 2 page resume!"

-Collin

On 1/23/07, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

I'm going to guess that it's a reaction to the indignant responses
to Ami's original post. It causes some of us to flash back on

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>

> I'm confused, mostly by those who roundfile a long resume without
> looking at it.
>
> You aren't mandated to read the whole thing or none. If you get a
> resume of five pages, read only the first two pages. If it makes you
> want to read more, do so. If not, toss. Why the religious war on
> resume length?

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References:
Re: Tips on Getting Hired: From: John Posada
Re: Tips on Getting Hired: From: Gene Kim-Eng

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