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When I was getting started, a contingent recruiter told me to write in my intro that I was 'Willing to work extended hours and weekends to meet a deadline.' I d
by 11thEarlOfMar 5y ago
When I was getting started, a contingent recruiter told me to write in my intro that I was 'Willing to work extended hours and weekends to meet a deadline.' I did get some interviews and some interviewers appreciated the willingness. But one guy from a government contractor said, "Why would you ever put that on your resume??"
- chrisseaton 5y ago> "Why would you ever put that on your resume??" To have a better chance of getting a job, I guess. No everyone has the clout to be firm on work-life balance and everyone needs to eat. People do what they can.
- trutannus 5y ago"Willing to sacrifice time with my family, and myself, to meet the OKRs of an organization who's success is only tenuously tied to my own wellbeing"
- buryat 5y ago> a government contractor because it's expected from a government contractor to blow budgets and extend deadlines