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I have been asked to evalute some tech writer resumes forwarded for a
contract position open in another department. Most contain the usual
information: company name, dates of employment, etc. But a few, all from the
same agency, do not contain any specific company names or employment
history. Rather, they say something like, "Software manuals, Major National
Bank" and "Internet developement, Major Human Resources Firm". This
information is followed by a description of the tasks performed. There is no
sense about how long these candidates worked for those firms or who the
firms are. My first impulse upon seeing these resumes was to reject them.
Why in the world would you want to hide this information? And how much time
would need to be spent in the interview just finding out who the candidate
worked for and for how long?
Has anyone else ever encountered these types of resumes? What is the
advantage in presenting someone's work history in this fashion? Or am I just
out of touch with current trends?
Thanks.
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