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Subject:RE: Real life example of the Bunny Hop From:"Tracy Boyington" <tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 16 May 2001 16:14:10 -0500
Yes, but I worked for one woman who refused to interview a "bunny hopper" (series of several one-year stints) because "no one else wants to keep her for more than a year, so why should I hire her?" She changed her mind when she found out the applicant was following a military spouse. So sometimes there *is* a reson to mention it. (Of course, if you're wise, your gut reaction is "why would I want to work for such a nasty person anyway?")
Relevance to tech writing? Know your audience. :-) In a military town or in a fast-moving techie field, potential employers may not be frightened of bunny hopping, and may expect and even desire it. But in other circumstances it *is* an issue.
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Tracy Boyington tracy_boyington -at- okcareertech -dot- org
Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Stillwater, OK http://www.okcareertech.org/cimc
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>>> salatas <salatas -at- micron -dot- com> 05/16/01 04:03PM >>>
In the U.S., it is illegal for a prospective employer to specifically ask
anything about your family situation, so there's no reason to mention that
your spouse is military.
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