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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:Lynne Wright <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tiburoninc -dot- com> To:Milan DavidoviÄ <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>, "Green, Duane" <Duane -dot- Green -at- e-hps -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:55:45 +0000
He shouldn't HAVE to specify those things... its common knowledge that you should try to keep resumes to 2 pages maximum and only stick to the most recent/relevant/significant past jobs; and as Duane pointed out, a senior tech writer should have an understanding of how to communicate effectively in a very concise way.
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Subject: Re: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Green, Duane <Duane -dot- Green -at- e-hps -dot- com> wrote:
> I received several resumes that were 8-10 pages long, and included every contact writing assignment they'd worked at for the last 20+ years.
When writing the job posting, had you considered specifying length
and/or time range of the resume?
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