Bill Gates took a trip down memory lane, shared a 48-year-old resume on LinkedIn. it’s viral

Creating a resume is nerve-wracking and an exciting thing at the same time, don’t you think? To apply for a good job is obviously important and sometimes the process you go through to achieve those dreams gets etched in your memories. Something similar happened with Bill Gates when he shared his 48-year-old resume on LinkedIn. He also wrote a funny caption to go along with it and the post garnered a lot of attention online.

The Microsoft co-founder took to LinkedIn to share his nearly 5-decade-old resume on July 1. This was when the 66-year-old was in his first year of Harvard College. The resume also shows the courses taken by him like Operating System Structure, Data Base Management, Compiler Construction and Computer Graphics. It also displayed his full name, William Henry Gates.

He wrote in the caption, “Whether you are a recent graduate or a college dropout, I am sure your resume is a lot better than it was 48 years ago.”

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The post apparently went viral online and there was a plethora of reactions from netizens everywhere. The comments section was flooded with a wave of reactions.

One user wrote, “Thanks for sharing this, Bill. It’s such a pleasure! Also, always curious how your resume would have been, good to know at the end.”

Another user commented, “Classic, straight-forward and honest. Thank you for sharing.”

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Some users were quite surprised to see the personal figures on Bill Gates’s resume.

“I have to say that I am glad that we no longer need to share our personal details on our resumes; details such as height, weight, # of dependents. Does anyone know if these details are still specific? Essential for businesses or companies?” One user wrote.

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