Re: Personal information in resumes?

I like to put good old Exodus 5:9 on my resume . . .

you know, just to keep them on their toes . . . :p

From: Dan <dan400man@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Personal information in resumes?
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:08:36 -0500

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IMO, it is *not* a good idea.  Besides the possibility of implicitly
excluding yourself from consideration because companies avoid potential
discrimination claims like the plague, my resumé is already too long.  I
also do not include my age, but like you said, most can figure a
ballpark on that from other information.  The one exception is that I
include my participation in Boy Scouts as an assistant scoutmaster; it's
a one-liner, at the bottom of the resumé, and is intended to convey that
I have a "life" outside of work, have leadership skills, believe in
volunteering in worthy civic activities, etc.  I also think of it as a
way to easily disqualify myself if a prospective employer is looking for
someone they can "own" 24x7.

 >I've also seen resumes that included bible passages.
Hmmm.  I can only imagine that the applicant is implicitly qualifying
him/herself for consideration only with organizations that are led by
like-minded "souls".  I think that is misguided, even if you were
applying to a religious organization; I would think it would have the
appearance of "fluff" or "filler" because the applicant didn't have
enough experience to adequately fill a resumé.  Curious though, what
kind of bible passages have you seen?  Relating to Jezebel?  The
Revelations (end times)?  The old reliable John 3:14?

- Dan

David Gibbs wrote:
> Just a general question ... in your opinion, is it a good idea to
> include 'personal' information in a resume?
>
> <snip>
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