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Subject:(Fwd) Re: hobbies & interests on resumes From:Grant Hogarth <GRANT -at- ONYXGFX -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 Jan 1996 14:04:22 -0700
Somebody (sorry.. I was a little quick on the "D" key... :( ) pointed
out that a person at their company had listed every job they had ever
had, and thought that this was too much. I agree. I had a major career
switch about 6y ago; and while a lot of the *skills* I learned there
are still valid, the field was so different that most people in TW
don't know what to make of them. So... what I do in my "Employment
History" section, is say
"Prior to 1989 - Details on request".
I still list the skills that are transferable in a "Skills" section...
people management is still people management, whether it is a
100-person construction crew or a 5-person doc group. (Yes, there
*are* differences, but a matter of degree, not kind.)
Given the discussion here on hobbies and such, I'm giving serious
consideration to doing the same for my hobbies (and possibly awards).
Grant
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Grant Hogarth, Information Developer
Onyx Graphics Corp. Midvale, UT
www.onyxgfx.com ftp.onyxgfx.com
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"Men are not prisoners of fate,
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