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RE: Sample document creation for contract position
Subject:RE: Sample document creation for contract position From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:29:23 -0400
Hi John,
No, you don't "tell them they are doing it wrong." Some of the posters
have already suggested reasonable alternatives to the interviewer's
request. You have to suggest one of those alternatives in a manner that
doesn't question the interviewer's knowledge or experience. You don't
correct the person in charge by saying, "Here, let me show you what
you're doing wrong" -- even if that's what you're actually doing.
I have situations all the time at work where I have to suggest
reasonable alternatives to someone in charge. I've been with my current
employer since October 2002, so maybe I know something about changing
flight paths without ruffling feathers.
Somehow, when you included my original post, you omitted the word
"respectfully"... But I'll reinsert it here...
Respectfully,
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:09 PM
> To: Dan Goldstein
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Sample document creation for contract position
>
> That will work -- they bring someone in for a job and that
> person tells that they are doing it wrong and tells them how
> to conduct the process.
>
> Maybe they would be more interested in someone who can show
> them that they can follow their instructions.
>
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