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Subject:RE: If you don't want people to know your age... From:mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com To:Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:20:00 -0400
> I also see way too many resumes with unprofessional e-mail addresses
> (s3xychic -at- hotmail -dot- com) or someone else's e-mail address. That leads my
> active imagination into scenarios that are incompatible with
> me ever hiring
> that person for anything. So if you are in witness protection, are
> practising the oldest profession on the side, or are doing
> anything else to
> calm the chorus of voices in your head, please keep it off
> the resume. :-)
No-no-no-no-noooo! By all means, DO flaunt your
craziness. Hiring managers need to pre-screen on
something, so anything that helps minimize the
number of crazies in the cube farm is a blessing
to all of us who don't want to be sitting next to
the person with the voices saying "killkillkillkill..."
:-)
Although... to be frank... at my interview for this
current gig I did, at one point, cock my head to
one side, look distracted, and say:
"I'm sorry, I missed whatever you just said. The voices
in my head were getting rowdy."
Of course, this was immediately following a casual
remark by the interviewer, something about:
"... and if you're prepared to put in the 90-hour weeks
that have become routine..."
This was back in 1998, so he wasn't _necessarily_ kidding.
Fortunately, his poker face slipped at that point.
Kevin
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