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About Max Lent© 2011 Max Lent When I have been in the position to review resumes and interview potential employees I was amazed at how little information was supplied by applicants. I was expected to decide if I wanted to spend the next decade working with someone on the basis of a single page resume and a twenty minute interview. Human resource departments don't want to see long resumes. The logic behind their desires has more to do with storage space limitations, not having enough staff resources, and the fact that they are only looking for criteria that can be expressed on a page. Is it no surprise that there is so much employee turnover in corporations. As an interviewer, I want to know that the applicant knows. I want to know everything about them that may be relevant to the position to which they are applying. I know that in my last position I successfully performed tasks well outside my job title and description. For example, my knowledge of scientific method, learned in fields of biology, parasitology, and zoology turned out to be very important in solving problems in telecommunications. My background in marketing and public relations was extremely valuable to marketing new IT products and services to business units within a global telecommunications company. My experience and expertise in retail sales enabled me to present ideas and concepts internal and external clients. Managing an infectious disease research laboratory for more than a decade taught me project management skills. Being an instructor of academic classes and workshops helps me present knowledge and ideas to groups of people. More than a decade of experience in fine art photography taught me about the aesthetics and creativity involved in producing art. Having taught videography and produced a couple of television series taught me the technology and aesthetics of video production. Researching and writing two books and many articles across a wide range of subjects taught me how to communicate using the written word. An interesting and important fact about my job history is that I had no qualifications for any of the jobs I have held. Another interesting fact is that I excelled and brought great value to every organization that hired me. My next employer should expect that I will build on my previous expertise and past experience. I am an autodidact who can easily adapt to new challenges. Experience and knowledge is cumulative. I apply everything I've learned and everything I have experienced to my work.
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