Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by wardbradt » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 12:30 PM UTC

Bill Gates Resume (1974)
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Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

#2

Post by Waterluvian » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:41 PM UTC

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

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#3

Post by hsnewman » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:49 PM UTC

The image is incomplete. Also what exactly does "incolved" mean?

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by JBiserkov » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:51 PM UTC

hsnewman wrote: post #3

The image is incomplete. Also what exactly does "incolved" mean?

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

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by quietthrow » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:52 PM UTC

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?

“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 people are just smarter”. What do you think people will say on hacker news 30 years from now when they read that was the thinking of some of today’s tech leaders

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by zabzonk » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:53 PM UTC

JBiserkov wrote: post #4

hsnewman wrote: post #3

The image is incomplete. Also what exactly does "incolved" mean?

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.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by lrem » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:56 PM UTC

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.

Also: even if you noticed your printout trip have a typo, you were more likely to go "ah feckitt" due to the hassle of getting a new one.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by rightbyte » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:56 PM UTC

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?

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by gopalakrishnans » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:57 PM UTC

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.

Re: Bill Gates Resume (1974)

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Post by lrem » Sun, Aug 04, 2019, 1:58 PM UTC

quietthrow wrote: post #5

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?

“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.