atw: Re: CV and interview advice

<BIG YAWN>
 
Spare us the blatant sexism and dismissive comments CK or you will make me
cry again.
 
I don't know which weird little island you came from but in my world, there
are far more women in this game than men. It's just that the men tend to
have the more technical skills so in some 'very specific areas' there may be
more men. As for your comment "Being female is a big enough obstacle to
overcome" , well I, I ... <sniff> ...  <sniff> ... are you happy now CK ...
you made me cry ... don't worry, my little hanky has fixed me up and I'm
fine now.
 
Anyway, putting aside the soap-boxes Tracy, your health is NOBODY's business
but your own unless it can have an affect on your FUTURE work. In that case
it is only fair to be totally up front and honest (without going into the
medical specifics). If there is no risk to future work, then I suggest you
simply make the vague statement that you stayed at home for family reasons.
 
That happens a lot, particularly with women (spare us the female chauvinism
CK - my wife also did this), and that is quite acceptable is most people's
minds.
 
My 0.05
 
Cheers,
 
Bruce
 
 

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent
Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 7:22 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: CV and interview advice



Oh, ignore the boys, Tracy. 

 

They've obviously never been on the receiving end of discrimination, or they
would know that having been sick WILL jeopardise your chances of employment.
The market is so buoyant and the moment that you just may still land a job,
but you will be under serious scrutiny once you start, so it is not worth
it.

 

Just don't lie.  Find a truth that you can talk about plausibly and omit the
health bit.  Something like taking time out to develop your creative side,
or travelling (but you will have to have travelled to say that), or gone to
England to see the rellies, or being supported by your sugar daddy, or
renovating the house - anything you can find that is actually true to some
extent.  The reality is that you don't need TWO disadvantages to getting a
job or, even more importantly, to being taken seriously once in that job.
Being female is a big enough obstacle to overcome.

 

Let me know if you bum out and want to write some books on royalty.  I will
have that work going for the next 12 months or so for the right people, and
I don't care if you still ARE sick, as no book, no pay  - simple equation.

 

ck

 

From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy Jenner
Sent: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 5:40 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: CV and interview advice

 

Hello everyone

 

I am just about to start job-hunting after an extended period of time off
for health/personal reasons. I was hoping to get some advice about the best
way to explain my absence to a potential employer as well as on my CV. 

 

Any advice would be appreciated,

 

Tracy

 

 

 

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