Bill Gates Shares His CV From 1974, Says Resumes Now Are So Much Better

Bill Gates is the fourth richest man on the planet. He is the co-founder of Microsoft and he has a lot of achievements under his belt that he shared with the world.

Gates shared his resume

Bill Gates shared his resume from the year 1974. He shared the said CV on his LinkedIn account. Along with the CV, he wrote "Whether you¡¯re a recent grad or a college dropout, I¡¯m sure your r¨¦sum¨¦ looks a lot better than mine did 48 years ago."

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He was 18 when he wrote this resume of his. He wrote the resume during his first year at Harvard. He listed his objective as a "systems analyst or systems programmer."

Contents of the resume

Gates interestingly mentioned his height, wight and the fact that he has no dependants too. The resume stated that he had taken courses such as operating systems structure, database management, compiler construction, and computer graphics at Harvard.

He also mentioned his experience in programming languages such as FORTRAN, COBOL, ALGOL, BASIC, etc.

He also stated that he has experience as a systems programmer with TRW Systems Group in 1973. He also added his experience as a co-leader and co-partner on contract at the Lakeside School, Seattle in 1972.

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More than that, Gates had shared how he was ready to relocate anywhere for a good job and that he would be open to get a reasonable salary that is in accordance with his experiences.

The billionaire¡¯s post made many nostalgic about their career trajectories. ¡°Thank you for sharing Bill Gates. Great one page r¨¦sum¨¦ . We should all keep copies of our past r¨¦sum¨¦s to go back and have a look. Sometimes, we forget how much we have accomplished in our lives,¡± posted one user, Noemi Barrazueta. ¡°Considering it a 48 years old r¨¦sum¨¦, still looks great though!!¡± said another user M Ismail.

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Even at 18, Gates had done much more than many could do in their entire lifetime.

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