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dmallind

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3. I think with stable history in the "alternate" field you're fine
Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:21 PM
Feb 2012

If you had been teaching or doing post-doc work for the last 14 years it may have been a good idea to miss out the piled high and deep when looking for more functional/operational work, but that's more than long enough to show you're not an academic just looking to make some cash for a while before heading back to the groves. I'd certainly be more swayed by the career than the academics beyond qualifying level at this point, and I've hired a few "overqualified" folks in my time. I'm only leery if they are looking to take a step down now suddenly.

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