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Subject:Re: Testing From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 6 Mar 1995 15:39:50 -0800
Susan W. Gallagher said:
> If a resume is well written (i.e., parallel construction in
> bulleted lists, agreement in tense and person, all those
> nit-picky english-nerdy things) either you know how to write
> or you take criticism/suggestions to heart. Either one is
> ok by me.
Good point.
> Yes, the interviewing really does need to go both ways. That's why,
> when I'm on the being-hired end, I plant some stuff in my resume
> that's designed to turn-off the kind of employer I know I don't want
> to work for.
Can you give examples??? Not that I can afford to drive anyone away at
this point, but in case I ever have to?