Re: As a hiring manager, what are you looking for in a resume?

[Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

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On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Karen <ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

> Thank you so much for taking the time to put that together--I  
> sincerely appreciate it.
>
> Now, I just need to find a way to concisely communicate all of the  
> points into my resume this weekend.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Karen
> --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net> wrote:
>
> From: Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net>
> Subject: RE: As a hiring manager, what are you looking for in a  
> resume?
> To: ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 4:50 PM
>
> Karen,
>
> I have a chapter in my book, Managing Writers, that talks about
> hiring in depth, including a section on evaluating a resume.
> Rather than repeat that here, I posted that section on my blog.
> You can find my blog at: http://rlhamilton.wordpress.com/ and
> this entry at:
> http://rlhamilton.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/what-doc-managers-look-for-in
> -a-resume/#more-153
>
> I hope you find it useful.
>
> Best Regards,
> Richard Hamilton
>
> Managing Writers: A Real World Guide to Managing Technical  
> Documentation
> http://xmlpress.net/managingwriters.html
>
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>> From: techwr-l-bounces+dick=rlhamilton -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+dick=rlhamilton -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- co
>> m] On Behalf Of Karen
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:49 AM
>> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> Subject: As a hiring manager, what are you looking for in a resume?
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to rethink my approach to my resume as I am part
>> of the unemployed masses. (My project died last week and they
>> let all the contractors go first.)
>>
>> When I look at the resumes of technical writers on the web, I
>> see a wide range of approaches.
>>
>> Generally, I see the following approaches:
>>
>> Tool-based: Focus primarily on the tools used for each job.
>> Documentation-type based: Focus primarily on the types of
>> documentation produced for the client.
>> Project-based: Focus on the content and depth of the writing
>> skills. Usually, incorporating the documentation-types and
>> tool-based approaches above.
>>
>> Also, the resumes generally fall into the contractor with
>> many jobs versus the employee with long periods of time at a
>> few companies.
>>
>> Depending on whether the position you're applying for is a
>> sole technical writer or entering a technical
>> writing/communications group, I think you're likely to
>> encounter different types of hiring managers. In the first
>> case, it is quite possible that the potential manager has had
>> limited contact with technical writers and has never held a
>> similar position. In the second case, the hiring manager may
>> have previously worked as a technical writer or in a similar
>> position and understands the interaction between the various
>> business units.
>>
>> Okay, I'm rambling a bit (and can't get through to
>> unemployment which I have on speed dial.)
>>
>> As a hiring manager, what are you looking for in a resume?
>> Do you think hiring managers with a technical writing
>> background look for different things than one that is just
>> getting to employee their first technical writer.
>>
>> Any links to resumes on the web that you find particularly
>> useful would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Karen
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