Re: Personal information in resumes?

Government jobs require some of that information though. I applied once to a
government position and they wanted to know Age, Veteran status, race, and a
couple other things I can't remember off the top of my head.

On 3/24/06, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Just a general question ... in your opinion, is it a good idea to
> include 'personal' information in a resume?
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> By personal, I'm talking about your marital status, number of kids,
> social clubs you belong to, etc.
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> In the years I've been working, I've seen my share of resumes ... and
> I've always thought it would be a bad idea to include personal
> information.  Seems to me that (at least I think) many companies would
> automatically exclude such resumes so they couldn't be accused of
> discrimination.
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> I've seen resumes that, in addition to marital status; kids; social
> clubs; etc, included religious affiliation; political party; and the
> like.  Of course, I've also seen resumes that included bible passages.
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> On that note ... I'm wondering if it's even a good idea to include your
> age (although, based on experience, it's probably trivial to guess a
> persons age even if it's not included).
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