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Subject:Re[2]: success with finding jobs From:Carl Rudorf <carl -dot- rudorf -at- SOKKIATECH -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:44:00 -0700
Wayne responds to Melissa:
<snip>
Here in Silicon Valley you still run into lamebrained HR departments
that will overlook resumes if there isn't a college degree listed.
I refrain from listing my education on my resume. Earlier this year I
had 3 solid job offers (St. Louis & Kansas City, USA). Of course, the
subject arises during the interview. But since my BA is in Psychology
& Philosophy the question that invariably follows is, "How did you get
into technical writing?" Difficult as those pesky interviews are, I've
always been led to believe I was called due to (1) 5+ years experience
(2) the excerpts from my portfolio I include with the resume.
carl
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