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Subject:Resume length/insecure vs. nonsecure From:geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA Date:Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:18:26 -0500
The issue of resume length has already been pretty well
covered by others, so I'll just add a point people haven't
mentioned so far: even if you've only got one page for you
resume, your cover letter gives you another whole page in
which to buy yourself an interview. So spend a fair bit of
skull sweat on the cover letter too.
Clarification: Amy Brown had wondered <<Is a browser
"insecure" or "nonsecure"?>>, and in a moment of inspired
self-editing, I responded: "I'd be distressed if "insecure"
is the standard because, like you, it seems too
anthropomorphic to me.>>
See? I told you everyone needs an editor! <stitch> Sorry,
Amy... didn't mean to imply that _you_ were too
anthropomorphic. That should have read "because I agree
with you that it seems too anthropomorphic". Sigh.
--Geoff Hart @8^{)} geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.
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