Would Leonardo Da Vinci Get a Job Today? 16
McBacon writes "After Leonardo Da Vinci's resume was transcribed, Wired asked Gordon Chesterman, Director of the Careers Service at the University of Cambridge, if Da Vinci would get hired today. 'What about commercial awareness? No mention of any budgetary control, meeting financial targets or a good return on capital. Few companies can afford "blue sky" stuff at any cost these days.'"
Budgetary control? (Score:3, Insightful)
He was applying for a government job, as an arms manufacturer.
but da Vinci wouldn't be looking for a cubile job (Score:4, Insightful)
I think the article looks at da Vinci in the wrong light. He never tried to sell himself as a anything but a brilliant innovator. That gets R&D jobs. He fully understood the reality of espionage and took care in encrypting his plans just as any high-level corporation or governmental organization would require.
He may not have been a team player, but he was also centuries ahead of his time. If DARPA found someone centuries ahead of *our* time, they'd suck it up and bring the guy on.
Re:but da Vinci wouldn't be looking for a cubile j (Score:2, Insightful)
Ah, but how does one know if a person is "centuries ahead of our time" or just crazy? It's always easy in hindsight.