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i p 2q weekender jyiay 1997 su creativity not best represented in the resume creativity has long been considered a desir able quality but as yet another area federal member of par liament has discovered nags head north presents louchlin the mind bender yes hes back wed may 7 showtime 900 pm one show only dont miss it come experience the power of suggestion a hillarious las vagas style showman nags head north 7270 woodbine ave 2 lights n of steeles 905 4756405 ifs easier to pull the wool over the eyes of some employers than oth ers when it comes to inflating your credentials on a resume with uxbridge liberal candi date and incumbent mp dan mcteague joining markham- whitchurch stouffvilles sitting member jag bhaduria in the prin cipals office for misrepresenting academic credentials the rest of us may well want to look at our own approach to resume creation for instance a cbc radio noon hour phonein show inspired by mcteagues masters degree mix up earlier this week considered the issue of resume fudging callers related cases where then- best efforts at embellishment or even their resorting to obvious chicanery went uncalled by prospective employers one daredevil insisted he once used ocean explorer jacques cousteau as a reference listing the world renowned divers home address as simply monaco with nary a suspicious glance from his interviewer according to the expert the cbc from where i live bruce stapley i had comment upon callers resume scenarios the bottom line with ones job and training records is similar to advice issued by accoun tants at income tax time while any good number crunch er will advocate tax avoidance over tax evasion its similarly okay to exaggerate but not misrep resent when preparing a resume he also said you dont have to dis close everything about your job history this is particularly useful infor mation for those who have been fired from a job it would appear however that the bottom line for those running for public office in these parts is to be prepared for a microscopic scru- tinization of everything including their nursery school transcripts and their years as a newspaper carrier for just as an under the table transaction when buying socks at the flea market is okay for the average citizen but tabu for those we elect to represent us politi cians are expected to be circum spect to a fault in preparing their resumes while the rest of us are encouraged to wax creative along a similar vein try to imag ine the uproar if a politician went to a bank looking for a loan and was found to have left out an out standing financial obligation or two while offering an inflated pic ture of his or her sources of income in order to better the chances of walking away with the dough yet the average citizen makes a game of giving the banks what they want when theyre on the prowl for a loan i know someone who went a full two years without working while all the while string ing the bank along about his pri vate enterprise so he would be per mitted an ever expanding line of credit as for me a freelance journalist with absolutely no political ambi tions i would still be inclined to put my most honest foot forward in the unlikely event of ever being asked to submit a resume for prospective employment this would be the long and the short of it i have a bachelor of arts non- honours diploma from the uni versity of toronto period i majored in sociology which means im unsuited to do anything of any practical importance i sold used cars for a couple of years in the 1970s ran a small pine furniture business for the better part of a decade and am now being sup ported by a school teacher wife one things certain for me ill never be asked to resign from my position as red shield appeal can vasser church usher or chauffeur of assorted children and aging par ents because of an overstatement of my credentials in a resume saturday may 10 11 am 4 pm a gardening event for kids families childrens crafts painting murals birdh0uses planting colouring contest hands on house blacksmith major mackcrme dr 16th ave hwy7 25 acres of historical village to explore come and see our farm animals wagon rides musical entertainment hours sat 114 hwy 48 23 km north of hwy 7 adults 4 children 1 family 9 free parking call 905 2944576 for information 0