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A thing to note here is that at that time probably almost everyone that mattered in Italy had heard of Leonardo da Vinci's past works. So yes of course he could
by wybo 16y ago
A thing to note here is that at that time probably almost everyone that mattered in Italy had heard of Leonardo da Vinci's past works. So yes of course he could leave out past achievements.
In short I don't think this is good advice to people that haven't made sufficient name for themselves yet, or that are coming from other fields... Though focusing conveying value offered, is of course a good idea.
(Disclaimer: I am no expert on resumes)
- hasenj 16y agoHow do you know that? If he was already famous at the time, why bother list his abilities? He would need not more than say "Leonardo Da Vinci, at your service my Lord".
- wybo 16y agoBecause he received a reference from the Medici's (a very powerful family), and already had done some notable work by that time, if I remember correctly. In any case upper class Italy was a small world at that time, and personal recommendations, as well as informal sources of information would have been much more important than resumes for conveying past achievements... (but I'm no expert on da Vinci or his time, apart from an essay in my undergraduate years, common sense, and the general gist of a history undergrad...) Anyway, the main point I wanted to make is that the information- flows that are not recorded are often more important, than those that are, especially in historic documents...
- icegreentea 16y agoActually, when da Vinci wrote this resume, he wasn't well known. In fact, he'd done relatively little (did some commissions, worked in a workshop). The reason why every single one of those points is 'I could' or 'I know how' is because he hasn't -yet-. Also, at the time da Vinci was applying (he was basically trying to get a gig as an engineer), it was expected that an engineer have a solid grasp of -all- of engineering at that time... which more or less was military engineering (seigecraft and defense), and civil (bridges and canals being the biggies).