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Subject:Re: Resume Revision From:Laurence Burrows <burrows -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:52:35 +1100
Keith Bennett wrote:
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I thought recruiters were supposed to supply the client with the resume the
technical writer furnished (I worked long and hard hours on developing this
resume mind you) and I was disappointed that they would alter my resume
almost beyond my recognition. What happened?
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The saddest words in the job recruitment dance -- "I thought..."
Recruiters / lawyers / publishers / etc. do whatever they believe will
improve their net billable hours. And, many are just lazy and will reduce
any problem to whatever fits onto a page. To believe otherwise is to
mis-understand commercial reality.
Whenever you brief recruiters / lawyers / publishers to do a task, ask to
see their submission / draft / blueline before you sign it off. If you
don't insist on content oversight, don't be surprised when the outcome
reflects their agendas, not yours.
