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Subject:Re: FW: Short duration on jobs From:John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:14:04 -0500
> ...reason for the short duration (i.e., "it was a contract position, the =
> contract ended").
That's always worked for me. I've had 5 contracts over the last 4 years and I've
only left when it ended, some after 18 months, some after 3 weeks and I've never
felt that there was any concern.
> I received many replies about the unfairness of using short duration on
> jobs as a criterion for screening resumes. These replies have pointed
> out several facts:
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