Re: pronouns in resumes

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

No pronouns in mine.  Pronouns tend to push peoples' "puffery" button.  The 
traditional place for them is generally the cover letter.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Milan Davidovic" <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>

>I just learned this morning that resume writers are advised not to use
> personal pronouns:
>
> http://bit.ly/3Lhnsz
>
> How about your resume? Do you leave pronouns out? And if you are
> responsible for hiring, does the appearance of pronouns (even just a
> few) put you off the candidate?
>
> Looking at my current, I see that I have one "I" for each job listed.

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