Land8 | Michael Spencer | Activity https://land8.com/members/michaelspencer/activity/ Activity feed for Michael Spencer. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:43:16 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 6d3dd36c9979fa188a5c141d6d0b795b Michael Spencer replied to the topic Resume Gaps: Should times of unemployment be represented on the resume? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/resume-gaps-should-times-of-unemployment-be-represented-on-the-resume/#post-171904 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:15:57 +0000 Brent,

Just be sure that the new section you create doesn’t look like bull*hi*, which it kinda would. Of course I want to know if candidates have been active in anything, really, but maybe I’d prefer a simple list of dates. Is this too touchy on my part?

Look. I just find that resumés are such poor ways to summarize a person, that’s all, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 39ab92f8022fc623d020979d32afb685 Michael Spencer replied to the topic Resume Gaps: Should times of unemployment be represented on the resume? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/resume-gaps-should-times-of-unemployment-be-represented-on-the-resume/#post-171907 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:58:54 +0000 Phil: Very good advice; apparently you, like me, have interviewed lots of LAs over the years. And, as to the number of talented people out of work: amen, brother. It’s truly heart breaking—I can tell some stories, and I imagine others here can, too.

Your delicate characterization of my comment above as ‘in your face’ is spot on and accurate. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 9f6ef0ecbd1a7b55429ad6e3077b2413 Michael Spencer replied to the topic Resume Gaps: Should times of unemployment be represented on the resume? in the forum PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE https://land8.com/forums/topic/resume-gaps-should-times-of-unemployment-be-represented-on-the-resume/page/2/#post-171909 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:46:19 +0000 Why is this anyone’s business beyond your own? As others point out, the recession is a given. But perhaps a candidate simply wanted some time off? As an employer I’m looking at the ability of the person to handle the work that I have.

Lacunae will be at least partially explained as you conduct the interview but are ultimately immaterial and…[Read more]

]]> 0 b5d8c22910aacb811f280abb617812ce Michael Spencer replied to the topic Presentation board format.....help!!! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/presentation-board-format-help/#post-174505 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:13:04 +0000 I am guessing that figuring this out is part of the exercise, if an unseen part…I am thinking, along with Nick, that you have a LOT of space.

Try using your first board to show the entire site at a suitable scale and then show details? Isn’t this the straightforward way to do this? I wonder if the point of this exercise is to force you to c…[Read more]

]]> 0 0cb697aea0b72908fb07a87518b65ddf Michael Spencer replied to the topic what exactly is 'sustainable'? in the forum SUSTAINABILITY & DESIGN https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-exactly-is-sustainable/#post-175633 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:08:16 +0000 Thanks for your response. I think that what I see is the application of sustainable practices to ‘special sites’, like the one you mentioned, and your ideas are terrific.

My question, though, goes more to ‘bread and butter’ planning here in the US. The traditional method is to simply layout the lots for private developer-clients, being, of…[Read more]

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