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[Frank S]

I sensed this in #26 good luck in your search.
On another note things which are in your favor have a tendency to become minor but all too often major detriments.
Being an experienced highly skilled craftsman with a stellar work ethic augmented with inventive work through/around skills.
May be viewed the eyes of some potential employers as a threat. Particularly if said person is not yet comfortable with their managerial skills. These persons are often the son-in-law or nephew or some other person promoted without having paid their dues.
The opposite side of the coin will be an employer who would rather surround their-self with the very best persons they can find. These employers will not care one wit that they cannot understand a potential new hire's C/V or resume. To them it may come off as gobbledygook.Their decision will be based more on the face to face interview.
During my life's work I have joined with 2 companies both of which I could have cared less if I joined with them or not. My base salary before offered enticements would have been more than adequate. However in one case my decision to try and assist in propping up or staying aboard a sinking ship almost until the masthead made contact with the seas can only be blamed on my work ethic. I did come out ahead even though I never collected on nearly 4 years worth of base salary.
My loss in the second I can attribute in-part as my fault for holding onto the belief that most people are honest but sometimes circumstances beyond their control all too often enter into play. To this event I harbor on ill will.
Talking about C/Vs during my tenure at the second company we were bidding on a quite substantial contract. At the consulting engineers meeting our company had in attendance the owner, myself and 25 of our most promising young engineers. We were in no way low or even competitive bidders if the contest had been based solely on the dollar cost figure. Actually out of 10 perspective bidders we were 2nd highest A company in Northern Europe was only slightly higher than our bid.
Two key aspects won us the bid. #1 our company had a very impressive portfolio which included very detailed C/Vs of all our staff engineers not withstanding (over 1000 pages in all) #2 we were a local company albeit considerably smaller than many of the others both local and off shore, We were willing to expend the funds to purchase any and all equipment required for completion of the contract.
Never dumb down so to speak when it comes to one's resume or as I often call it C/V curriculum Vitae