Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being laid off again....
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Jul 12 2022 09:17:15

  Re: Re: 3.5 weeks to being laid off again....
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Tue Jul 12 2022 07:22 am

 Ni>> That can be difficult. :/  And I'd worry about some future employers
 Ni>> seeing it as a bad sign if you've had a lot of short-term work at
 Ni>> different companies on your resume.

 PF> I think if you preface it by including temp/contract work under a 
 PF> comprehensive "self-employed" block on your resume, so instead of a
 PF> handful of companies, you include a business name, the total block of time
 PF> and something like "Provided network, operations and architecture services
 PF> to emerging-state pre-funding startups and mature IT organizations"

That's not a bad idea.  I like that.

 PF> I ended up taking a job that came by a recommendation of one of my BBS 
 PF> callers, who'd worked there and was leaving to go back to school. That 
 PF> company ended up being acquired and I worked at the parent company for
 PF> close to 10 years.

That's cool that you got a job through a BBS caller. :)

Nightfox
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