Category Archives: Resume

SmartSource

Posted on October 21, 2013 by marshe

SmartSource was an exception to my being unable to do other jobs while at FedEx, because for the projects in question, the work took place early on Monday mornings. FedEx is Tuesday through Saturday mornings, even earlier than SmartSource was. … Continue reading →

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FedEx Ground

Posted on October 21, 2013 by marshe

I started at FedEx five years ago, as a seasonal employee, and was then retained after the holdays because I was reliable. That’s the biggest thing they look for when deciding who to keep, if there are openings. Initially I … Continue reading →

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So Here’s The Deal

Posted on October 18, 2013 by marshe

A former manager who is VP of a company, and whose wife is a recruiter, perused my current resume and advised me that most recruiters would not even consider it. Why? Because it has “employment gaps.” Except it doesn’t. It’s … Continue reading →

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The World Has Changed, And Yet…

Posted on September 3, 2013 by marshe

Apparently there are still cover letters, sometimes. Flashback. The last time I looked for work before 2007-2008, then 2013, was in 1994, and especially in 1992. After some 1200 resumes tendered during a year of unemployment, in early 1993 I … Continue reading →

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Employment and Education

Posted on July 23, 2013 by marshe

I did a series of posts in “list plus elaboration” format, collecting my thoughts about as close as I could come to everything I had ever used for software and even hardware. This is the followup to that “experience dump,” … Continue reading →

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