Prior Work Experience

When applying for any job, the number one most important section on your resume is prior work experience. An employer looks at who you worked for, and what those employers thought of you.
If Carl Peterson applies for a new job, he can say he brought together a decade and a half of some of the best Chiefs football since the Hank Stram days. Some may hate him, some may love him, but at the end of the day he wanted to bring in the best players and win now.
When Herm Edwards is applying to be an assistant manager at Burger King this offseason, he’ll be able to say he drove two franchises into the ground after their hall of fame coaches retired. In both New York and Kansas City, Edwards’ first season were successful at 10-6 (with Jets) and 9-7 (with Chiefs), in both cases the teams slowly declined to 4-12 records. After his last 4-12 season with the Jets, he was traded to the Chiefs and after a 9-7 record under Dick Vermeil’s old team, he buried them to 4-12 claiming it was rebuilding. Edwards has rebuilt a 4-12 team into a 2-12 team who will probably end up at 3-13.
This offseason we will be searching for a new GM, President of Operations and possibly Head Coach. Hopefully we will look into what these new prospects have done with their pervious jobs and perhaps call their references.
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