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Subject:Re: Tech writer who can't write a resume From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 7 Dec 1995 10:34:37 -0800
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.)
I look for a technical writer who can produce a finished piece of work. If
this means farming out the index, and I know that that's what it means,
it's OK with me. Continuing with this thought, I look for resumes that are
informative, attractive, and grammatically correct. If a technical writer
recognizes a personal limitation and chooses to farm out resume
preparation, that's OK too --
and, IMHO, much better than presenting a resume that isn't "properly
finished". I've sat on many a resume review table and I've seen some truely
terrible resumes, both at review tables and presented to me in real-world
hiring situations.
And, as a side note, just because a resume is done professionally doesn't
mean it's good. ;-)
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Sue Gallagher
Expersoft Corporation
San Diego, CA
sgallagher -at- expersoft -dot- com
