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Subject:RE: Resumes with a sense of humour From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:25 Feb 2004 01:10:13 GMT
The reason resumes need to be devoid of humor is that
very often the people who read them and make hiring
decisions are as well. Not having a job when you need
one can be a very unhumorous experience. OTOH, if you
can afford to be particular...
Gene Kim-Eng
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Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:14:16 -0600 Michele Davis?wrote:
Why do resumes have to be 100% serious otherwise you alienate a
recruiter or employer? For example, my husband has this is in his resume:
