Inspiration for the anti-resume’

March 28, 2006 by Mary Wynne-Wynter 

If you enjoy stories about successful, non-arrogant people who follow their own path, you will like this NYT ($) article about the circuitous route to success taken by president/CEO of Craigslist.org.

Not Easily Classified – New York Times: ”


As told to AMY ZIPKIN
Published: March 26, 2006

In late 1999, I posted my résumé on Craigslist.org. Craig Newmark, the founder, saw my résumé. He was looking for a programmer at the time. I took the job over a better-paying one, and became president and chief executive a year later. Craigslist was different in my eyes from other companies.

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