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Subject:Re: Contract & full-time jobs on resume From:Gurudutt Kamath <guruk -at- GIASBM01 -dot- VSNL -dot- NET -dot- IN> Date:Fri, 8 Aug 1997 08:27:31 +0530
Anne,
I have contracted for over 7 years now. I never thought of them as
different. My resume is on my web page -- you may want to see it as a
sample. The resume apparently has no appeal for American hirers. But
locally, it does its job well.
> How do you describe your contract jobs on your resume? Do you
> give equal weight to permanent and contract jobs? Do you handle
> short and long contracts differently? What if you have lots of
> one type and few of another?
>
> Does anyone have a sample resume they would be willing to share?
> Or the URL of a web resume?
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