Quote of the weekend

Reading some of Ace the IT Job Interview I came across this little nugget in a section about what not to do when you’re sending an IT resume through email:

“Never use an inappropriate email address like foxylady@hotmail.com. And never, never use an AOL account. It absolutely screams technophobe.”

Hehe..

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