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June 3, 2006 Advice from my mom about job hunting Here’s an email I got from my mom, who is an information technology manager at a Fortune 100 company: Sweetie, I was reading through a pile of resumes that human resources gave me, and there was one resume that was so good, but the guy was too high level for what I needed. Then I though to myself, he’ll definitely get a job soon, and I’d like to have HIS job, so I should send my resume to his company right now. You should tell this to your readers. Love, Mom del.icio.us Digg this Reddit Posted to: Job hunt \| Resumes Permalink Possibly Related Posts: A sort-of-but-not-really review of job hunting software How to job hunt from your current job Three job hunt questions I get asked a lot Are you good at job hunting? Test yourself 6 ways to give your job hunt spunk Subscribe Sign up to receive blog posts via email Comments 2 Comments » Good advice from your mom. It’s important to think one step ahead when looking for opportunities. I’ll keep this one in mind. BTW…was she really on the Jeopardy show?? My mom is a pro at scrabble and crossward puzzles. She says it helps the mind. Posted by Pam \| June 7, 2006 Jeopardy. Yes. And she’s great at Scrabble and crossword puzzles, too. Maybe your mom should try out for Jeopardy. Tip for all you Scrabble players: My mom says it’s all about the two-letter words. Posted by Penelope Trunk \| June 7, 2006 RSS feed for comments on this post Leave a Comment Name (required) E-mail required) URL Notify me of followup comments via e-mail		Search this Blog About Me Penelope Trunk is a columnist at the Boston Globe. 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