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Subject:RE: About proprietary writing samples From:jgarison -at- ide -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:16:22 -0400
I guess I'm SOL ... in 28 years, I have never asked for and do not have any
such releases ... Of course, I don't think any previous employers would
mind, either.
J
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Manley [mailto:edmanley -at- bellsouth -dot- net]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:03 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: About proprietary writing samples
<snip>
If a prospective hire showed me a previous employer's document and could not
produce a written release I would not even consider hiring him/her/it.
</Snip>
Ed
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