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RE: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea
Subject:RE: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riveraintech -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:53:49 -0400
The only reason for an employer to specify a length and/or time range is if an unusual length is desired.
Anyone who doesn't know that the standard tech writing resume is brief hasn't been paying attention.
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From: Milan Davidovic
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:50 AM
To: Green, Duane
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea
When writing the job posting, had you considered specifying length and/or time range of the resume?
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