atw: Re: The internet black hole
- From: Stuart Burnfield <slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austechwriter <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 17:43:11 +0800 (WST)
Terry said:
> My workaround to overcome not getting interviews was to remove
> my education qualifications from my resume. As soon as I took
> out the 2 x masters degrees, I started getting interviews again -
> and a job. I figure people were fearful of hiring someone more
> qualified than themselves. Generally, the qualifications were ok
> for contract roles, but not permanent jobs.
Shocker! If I'd known, there's no way I'd have had coffee/lunch with a bloke
with two masters degrees. I feel used.
Agreed that most contract clients are very open to qualifications and
experience - some employers less so.
As for age:
- I worked as a clerk for a while after leaving school, so simply omitting that
job lopped three years off the CV.
- Then I worked in Canberra after uni and couldn't finish off the last two
units till I returned to Perth. I didn't actually graduate till 1989. So the
résumé could truthfully start in that year, implying a vigorous Captain Picard
type rather than the actual decrepit Kirk/Spock vintage.
Stuart
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