Re[2]: Resume Scrn. Comments & Question

[Don Smith <dsmith -at- ACCESSBEYOND -dot- COM>]

     This thread on Resumes, interviewing and "being a Joiner, etc.." has
     been most interesting and I believe very helpful to most of us.
     Perhaps most helpful to the newer writer on this list.

     Comment: (Re-"Where do you expect to be in 5 years?")

     This seems to imply that you must be a "highly aggressive" person who
     is "upward mobile", out to concore the world. Why? Does this mean that
     a Technical Writer who likes what he/she does and does not want to
     become management, go from job to job or considers money as the only
     career goal, as someone inferior.

     I *like* what I do! I have been Publications Department Manager
     (elsewhere), I have been General Manager of a company (also,
     elsewhere). I like what I do now, which is writing technical
     electronics manuals, articles, books, etc.. I *don't want to be upward
     mobile". Is there something wrong with this? Does this make me a less
     desirable Technical Writer? (I know, I use caps for TW.) IF so, why?

     How do you say this to the interview who expects you to say you will
     have their job in 5 years?

     Thanks for the soapbox.

     MOO

     Don Smith
     Sr. Technical Writer

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