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Subject:Re: Resumes From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 Feb 1997 10:27:15 -0600
Tim Altom wrote:
>
> Consider for a moment the purpose of a resume. It's to get you an interview,
> isn't it? Why not simply extend the logic to a year-round effort to actually
> get to know the hiring manager? It's an extended, personal interview.
I think Tim has started a campaign to get as many free meals as he can.
If all the writers in his area launched a "year-round effort" to get to
know him, he'd never pay for lunch again. :)
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