CV of Failures : Exploring Unsuccessful Attempts, Resiliency and Grit

"Some kind of moral discovery should be the object of every tale. "
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer  (1857-1324) 

See more quotes in Dictionary of Library and Information Science Edited by
Mohamed Taher and L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994), pages 93-94.

CV of Failures:

"We all have failures in our careers. But usually we keep quiet about it." This Princeton professor posted his CV of failures for the world to see. It includes sections titled "Academic positions and fellowships I did not get" "Degree programs I did not get into,"  "Research funding I did not get" and "Paper rejections from academic journals."  [source: cnbc.com] Continue reading: JOHANNES HAUSHOFER's CV OF FAILURES, 2016.

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• Reflections on Rejections, Harvard University
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Bottomline: Resumes come in all shapes and sizes, and with all sorts of different content expectations depending on what positions your candidate has held, what industries they’ve worked in, and what countries they’ve gained their experience in. ... For example, did you know including ... even failures along with successes on your resume? [source: Assessing Resumes of New Canadians]