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Subject:RE: Samples: hard copy or CD or...? From:"Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com> To:"'DaveC'" <peninsula -at- covad -dot- net>, "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:17:48 -0500
::: What is the format used today for writing samples?
:::
::: All the samples I have are hard copy, so I can't put files
::: on CD. Are
::: writers scanning hard copy into PDF if they don't have
::: files? Or just
::: carry them in if/when an interview is arranged?
I haven't needed samples in almost 4 years (that's 3 jobs). But, it really
doesn't matter what format they're in, as long as they're neat and
illustrate your talents.
Bill Swallow
wswallow "at" nycap "dot" rr "dot" com
