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January 13: Bill Gates’ resume in 1974
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January 13: Bill Gates’ resume in 1974

A look at Bill Gates resume when he was an 18-year old Harvard College freshman.

Danny Sheridan
Jan 13
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Source: Jon Erlichman
Published: December 2021

Bill Gates’ resume in 1974

As an 18-year old freshman at Harvard College, Bill Gates created a resume seeking a job with a $15,000 yearly salary (which would be $85,000 today). His objective was to be hired as a “systems analyst or systems programmer.”

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Sara
Jan 13

Interesting that resumes used to include personal information such as weight/height. More interesting is the typo in his mailing address as the zip code should be 98105.

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Sara
Jan 13

Interesting that resumes used to include personal information such as weight/height. More interesting is the typo in his mailing address as the zip code should be 98105.

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