Re:Jason Fried: Why I Run a Flat Company
by andrewflnr on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @01:39PM
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Doesn't "My salary kept getting raised because I kicked butt" also mean something on your résumé?
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Re:Jason Fried: Why I Run a Flat Company
by mgkimsal on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @02:38PM
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You don't typically put a salary on a CV.
I would probably have no problem putting "My salary kept getting raised because I kicked butt" on my resume. If they can get past the fact that I worked at a porn company, a little grandstanding probably won't hurt.
Re:Jason Fried: Why I Run a Flat Company
by acangiano on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @03:41PM
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> If they can get past the fact that I worked at a porn company,
Employers that worry about this are rather silly. I'd hire a candidate even if he was starring in said porn productions.
I'm kind of surprised at how most of my former co-workers will not put the common name of the company (which is not offensive or profane) on their resumes and put the legal name instead (the legal name is pretty generic-sounding). Some have even requested that I change the name on my LinkedIn profile or mark it as "I worked with so-and-so at different companies" so they won't be directly associated with it.
Maybe it's just a scarcity mentality thing; they're worried about turning off potential employers, but when you're constantly getting contacted by recruiters I guess it's hard to feel like it's a disadvantage.