Re: Disc Compatibility?

On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:34:15 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

On Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:08:24 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:
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Explain why no one gave you a letter of recommendation.

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Because nobody has ever asked for one.  I provided a 2 page printed
resume, which included some references.  The prospective employer
would then call a few of the references and ask some questions, mostly
to make sure I am who I claim to be.  This was done by HR which is not
involved in assessing competence or experience.
>
I really like your 3 recommendations on your online resume:
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-kunich-22012/details/recommendations/?detailScreenTabIndex=0>
The first is from a bitcoin scammer who seems to have a sideline
recommending you in trade for you recommending them.
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The third seems quite real, but doesn't say much.
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The 2nd recommendation is for a programming position.  It looks real,
but there's a problem.  I tried and failed to find Shaun Michael
(Mick) McCown online.  His LinkedIn page has not been updated since
2011:
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/doc0949/details/experience/>
CSC appears to be a law firm in Newark, DE.
<https://www.cscglobal.com/cscglobal/home/>
I filled out the information form on the CSC web site asking if Mr
McCown was working for or with CSC.  No reply.  Is he still alive?
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This is why letters of recommendation don't work very well.  The
answer questions that nobody asks or cares about.  Where letters of
recommendation do work is where the sender and recipient both know
each other professionally.

Because the company I worked for was in Indonesia we had a
"representative" in several countries and the one in the U.S. often
received resumes, which he would review and forward to the Jakarta
office if he thought we might be interested in the individual.

As resumes got bundled and airmailed weight was of some interest and
the first to hit the garbage were any with recommendations. "This is
the most competent bloke I ever met...." and the next sound was the
resume hitting the wastepaper bucket.
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Cheers,

John B.