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Subject:Re: Tech writer who can't write a resume From:Win Day <winday -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 7 Dec 1995 11:05:45 -0500
At 01:01 PM 12/6/95 PST, Heli Roosild wrote:
>This has been an eye-opening thread for me. It had never occurred to me
>that a technical writer would farm it out. I'll have to add that question
>to my interview list. (And BTW, I doubt I'd hire any writer who did NOT
>write his/her own.)
But, Heli, why not? A resume is a marketing piece, not a technical manual.
Would you hire a technical writer to create advertising? Probably not --
you'd hire an ad agency. So why shouldn't a technical writer, who know she
isn't a marketer, hire one to help with her resume?
The underlying rule should be: make sure the tool suits the job.
Win
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Win Day
Technical Writer/Editor
Email: winday -at- idirect -dot- com
