My dad's resume and skills from 1980
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My dad's resume and skills from 1980
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#3Blue collar mechanical work during the war, used the GI Bill to get some college, went right to work for IBM, probably recruited by big blue.
The Greatest Generation had both the worst and the best.
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#496 years old and still cooler than the current kids.
Who else can say they used a computer with two ROUND screens?
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#5Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder?
The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.
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#6Can we bring back this form of resume, please? Information is clearly organized, easy to read, easy to remember.
No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...
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#7Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder? The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.
He is coming from an aerospace/military background so I assume he is providing this information in case the job requires working in confined spaces and/or lifting weights or other physically strenuous exercise.
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#8Anybody knows what the “sd” means after his signature?
Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#9Why does he call out that he is 5'4" I wonder? The "Health: Excellent" seems amusing in today's context too.
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Re: My dad's resume and skills from 1980
#10Can we bring back this form of resume, please? Information is clearly organized, easy to read, easy to remember. No need for 5-star skills ratings, dual-colored backgrounds, unreadable fonts, and whatnot...
You can use something similar, even today. My CV isn't *much* different than the one in the link and it seems that it does stand out as I've been complimented about it, twice.