Re: pronouns in resumes

Subject: Re: pronouns in resumes
From: Milan Davidovic <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:08:55 -0400

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Combs,
Richard<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> wrote:
> But far from the root of the problem, it's totally irrelevant. No one
> writes resumes in the second person.

A resume in the third person would be interesting -- anyone ever gotten one?

(I know an IT guy who, after a few drinks and when agitated, starts
referring to himself in the third person. He's ex-military and a big
guy, so I just roll with it and say nothing.)

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References:
RE: pronouns in resumes: From: Erik Hare
RE: pronouns in resumes: From: Combs, Richard

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