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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Goober Writer [mailto:gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com]
>
> I have never used a portfolio other than when
> interviewing for my first job out of college. I don't
> take the "lookie what I did" approach to job hunting.
> Rather, I take the "lookie what I can do for you"
> approach.
That's fine...but how do you do that consistently?
Interviewer: "Mr. Goober...have you ever done online help for an asset
management application?"
You: "Yes I have."
Interviewer: "Cool. Can you show me a sample of what you've done?"
You: "No, but let me tell you what I can do for you."
Interviewer: "??"
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
NY: 212-414-6656
Dayton: 732-438-3372
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream
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-----Robert Francis Kennedy, 1968 presidential campaign
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