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Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by rb808 »

zabzonk wrote: post #6
JBiserkov wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same as "dubugging". It's a typo. Should be "involved" ('c' is right next to 'v' on QWERTY layouts, it's weird, I know).

There were not too many spell-checkers around in 1974.

Given the dents for punctuation I'm thinking it was done on a manual typewriter, which its very hard to integrate with a spellchecker. :)

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by paulpauper »

Waterluvian wrote: post #2

Despite it being a violation today, I get the point of wanting to know marital status. But why height and weight?

my guess is, this was a long time ago back when military service was more common and people were not as reticent about disclosing such information and

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by ma2rten »

gopalakrishnans wrote: post #9
Waterluvian wrote: post #2

Despite it being a violation today, I get the point of wanting to know marital status. But why height and weight?

In India, I remember submitting a passport size photograph with all the resumes I submitted during college/campus interviews. When I moved to US, I realized that was not a requirement.

That is common in Europe as well.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by scarface74 »

lrem wrote: post #10
quietthrow wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Attractability” of a candidate was not limited to their skills. As in some parts of the world today we know that these things are largely orthogonal to performance at job. As rational and simple as that sounds today, back in the day knowing these details was equally rational and simple. We just find it difficult to get that point of view since we didn’t live in that time. This is the same as ageism today. “Young peo…

Also: this one is more present today. I can just not mention I'm married, while still reaping the benefits of being attractive.

True. But I do just the opposite. Even though they aren’t allowed to ask me if I am married, I go out of my way to mention off handedly that I am married. I want them to “discriminate” against me if they have the type of culture that expects people to work for 60 hours a week regularly.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

ma2rten wrote: post #13
gopalakrishnans wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In India, I remember submitting a passport size photograph with all the resumes I submitted during college/campus interviews. When I moved to US, I realized that was not a requirement.

That is common in Europe as well.

it's not required but it makes you more considered.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by walshemj »

ma2rten wrote: post #13
gopalakrishnans wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In India, I remember submitting a passport size photograph with all the resumes I submitted during college/campus interviews. When I moved to US, I realized that was not a requirement.

That is common in Europe as well.

Only some European countries - it is very frowned upon in the UK and might well get your application binned.

Obviously apart from some jobs requiring PV (TS) clearance.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by jarfil »

rightbyte wrote: post #8
Waterluvian wrote: post #2

Despite it being a violation today, I get the point of wanting to know marital status. But why height and weight?

So the employer know what size to supply for working clothes I guess?

Or whether they have chairs capable of accomodating a 500lb employee.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by falcor84 »

rb808 wrote: post #11
zabzonk wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There were not too many spell-checkers around in 1974.

Given the dents for punctuation I'm thinking it was done on a manual typewriter, which its very hard to integrate with a spellchecker. :)

;) Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to develop a "manual" typewriter that warns the user that they are about to make a spelling mistake, possibly keeping the whole word in a buffer until they handle the warning. The warning itself can be performed via any means, including but not limited to an electrical zap.
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