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Subject:Re: Average Length of TW Resume From:ekandl -at- unitechsys -dot- com (Erick Kandl) To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:09:37 -0600
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"The material I write for almost all of my clients is proprietary. I do not
have permission, in most cases, to even discuss what I was writing about in
general terms, let alone show samples! In some (very few) cases, I have
permission to show a short sample (a select few pages) at an interview but
not to leave said sample behind (I can't let it out of my sight)."
ME:
This brings up an important point in interviewing for a new job: How
do you show your writing skill if you cannot show samples? A person
can talk about what they did and how they did it, but what happens
when the interviewer asks to see your work? It seems that a
prospective employer takes a huge risk in hiring someone without first
seeing what they are capable of producing. How do you get around that
or what is your alternative to actual client samples?
