Re: Re: Internet vs. Web   
     By: Nightfox to Dreamer on Wed Mar 30 2011 12:53 pm   
      
    > That's cool.  :)  I was out of work recently and was also wondering if I   
    > should mention my BBS on my resume.  The main thing that kept me from doing   
    > that is that most people these days don't know what a BBS is..  It seems tha   
    > many people working in the industry these days haven't been using computers   
    > long enough to know what a BBS is, or never used BBSs.  When I mention to   
    > people that I run a bulletin board system, I often get a blank stare.   
      
   My thinking was that if I caught the attention of even one hiring person / HR   
   rep, then why not?  I didn't even bother putting it under 'Hobbies' or   
   anything; it's straight under my phone number and email address up near the   
   header.   
      
   I know that when I was a manager, if I had seen a resume with a URL in the   
   contact fields, I would have spared a couple minutes to check it out if I was   
   at all curious about the person.  In this case, if someone is even mildly   
   into any kind of social networks, they might put you on their list of people   
   to call in for interview.   
      
   Anyhow, it's no biggie.  It doesn't hurt to put it on, and it might not do   
   anything for the resume.  Who knows.   
      
      
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