I've recently seen an example of this working against me.

I had an interview for a permanent job with a large internet company. My CV lists all of my external Perl activities. Because of work like nms and my CPAN modules I always ask questions in interviews that are aimed at preventing me from getting into tilly's situation. I also mention that I can to carry on writing articles (and maybe even books) in my spare time.

Normally I'm applying for contract posts and these external interests are seen as positives, but in this case the large internet company expressed concern that all the other things I was involved in might indicate a lack of commitment to a full-time job. They still were still debating whether or not to invite me to a second interview when I accepted an alternative offer.

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<http://www.dave.org.uk>

"The first rule of Perl club is you do not talk about Perl club."
-- Chip Salzenberg

In reply to Re: Open Source, Publications, and Resumes by davorg
in thread Open Source, Publications, and Resumes by mojotoad

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