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Subject:Re: Personal Stuff on Resumes From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Fri, 15 May 1998 16:29:42 -0500
> However, I
> did not include my passion for Thai food, my fondness for progressive
> rock, and certainly not my height, weight, and marital status! (yes I
> have seen this lately!)
In the past three years I have seen the above and:
- spouse's occupation
- names and ages of children
- full report of medical checkup (attached to resume)
- the reason for leaving every single one of an extensive list of jobs
- religious affiliation
and while I would never refuse to hire (or even refuse to interview)
based on any of this info, it did make me think these people were a
little behind the times (since many of the items, especially marital and
health status, seemed to be standard a few decades ago but are now
discouraged, at least in the sources I've seen), and what else are they
not keeping up with?
