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Subject:Re: The Kiss of Death From:Alessandro Bottoni <bottoni -at- CADLAB -dot- IT> Date:Fri, 23 Oct 1998 17:30:56 +0200
My Boss is a former military pilot (F104 and similar airplanes) and one of
my collegues is a former army officer. One of our software development
manager is a a former submarine officer. I came from a family of gunsmiths
and I played a lot with light weapons in my life.
As you can see, we are not considered too dangerous for a CAD software
house...
-----Original Message-----
From: John Gilger <JohnG -at- MIKOHN -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: venerdì 23 ottobre 1998 17.10
Subject: The Kiss of Death
Good Morning, Folks.
I was recently told by a recruiter (yes I am in the market for work) that
showing military experience in your resume, even as tech writer, was the
kiss of death. Management does not want someone "with a military attitude."
Question: Is this the way it is at your company or in your area? or is it
localized to one city or one recruiter?
