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And what about those of us who sometimes move from a full-time position to a
contract gig of a fixed duration, then on to another contract, and so forth?
What I'm reading here does nothing but reinforce my general disdain for
those in HR who adhere to such a black/white mindset.
I'm also reminded of one of the interviewers at my present FT gig who, in
looking over my carreer moves of the past ten years, remarked, "Gee, you've
gone from AZ to VA to AZ to CA," never bothering to inquire if I actually *
moved* to these places (I politely tried to set him straight, but he never
was in "listening" mode).
In actuality, one of the CA companies moved their official HQ address from
CA to VA, but still maintained the CA office. Notating that on my resume
would have been a bit much. I did make a single move from AZ to CA, it's
true, but was in AZ for ten years and have been in CA for eight.
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>wrote:
> What industry are you in that people list their salaries in their
> resumes or cover letters?
>
> In the software industry in the SF Bay Area, that's not really a
> significant factor. You have to offer a competitive compensation
> package to get good writers, and there's no reason to pay more than
> the going rate, so salaries don't vary a hell of a lot. In this
> economy, any sensible person is probably willing to take a cut.
>
> In the software industry, if someone's had a lot of jobs in a
> relatively short time, that's not necessarily a good reason to toss
> the resume. I lost three jobs in three years because go out of
> business in three years. I hired someone who'd had that happen five or
> six times in as many years, and as I expected from his clips he was a
> great hire.
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Dana Worley<dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> > On Thursday, July 09, 2009, Peter Neilson wrote:
> >
> > ... if you've had 6 jobs in the last 5 years, and the job I'm hiring for
> has a
> > substantial learning curve, you'll be tossed into the "no" pile. If you
> made $100K at your last
> > three jobs, and the job I am hiring for is significantly less, you'll be
> tossed into the "no" pile. ...
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