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Subject:Re: What's MS Experience worth on your resume? From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:03:13 -0700
One of the nice things about working in Silicon Valley
is that so many techies have had employers self-destruct
on them that hardly anyone ever questions employment
gaps of under a year. On the other hand, sometimes
people who have been at the same place for more than
five years get funny looks. It's always something.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
I've had hiring managers look at my résumé and see the gaps. They asked
me
why I wasn't working during these periods and I answer, "I usually don't
work during the holidays. I like my time-off." This sort of thing
makes me
very unappealing as a regular employee, but I've been a contractor for a
long time and I do like my breaks.
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