Re: Having fun with your resume - good idea/bad idea

[Milan Davidović <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Combs, Richard
<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> wrote:
> Are you seriously suggesting that a preference for 8-10 page resumes over 1-2 page resumes is merely a matter of taste, like favoring asparagus over broccoli, and doesn't reflect on the competence of the applicant as a tech writer?

Such resumes exist, and I think it's reasonable to assume that the
people who create them get hired (otherwise, how else would they end
up with such long resumes), which suggests that there are managers out
there who accept them.

What do you make of that?

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