Reality Check

[Beth Agnew]

Lest we are tempted to go into the recurring "recruiters!" debate -- no, 
no no -- may I just say that sometimes recruiter-types look for any kind 
of differentiator that might make their candidates stand out from the 
competition. A "certification" is an easy thing to point to, and in the 
high tech world, there are plenty of other types of positions where a 
certification carries weight, as we know. A good answer in this 
situation is, "Certification is not applicable to technical writing, 
besides, I AM my certification."

j-m at creativeoptions.com wrote:
> ...but I'd just come off a particularly severe "debate" with a recruiter-type who insisted
> that I HAD TO GET certification in order to find appropriate work for my
> 8-years experience in technical writing and more than 30 years in all other
> levels of business writing from journalism to business marketing...heck,
> I've taught these kinds of courses in the local community college. 
-- 
Beth Agnew
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Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
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