Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp From : Gerry Quinn Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 12:40 pm In article , rem642b@Yahoo.Com says... > My most recent employment is more than ten years ago. I've gotten good > advice *not* to make my lack of recent employment a major attraction in > my resume, or it'd be tossed before any of the good stuff would ever be > seen. > I've also been advised very strongly not to include any employment more > than ten years ago, and to only summarize anything between five and ten > years ago, not list it individually. That advice pre-supposes that there is something more recent that you will be talking about instead! For what it's worth, I think you should consider looking for some job right now that will give you exercise preferably in the open air, and give your brain a bit of a rest. You might find that things look different after a couple of months. - Gerry Quinn .