If you don't want people to know your age...

[Beth Agnew]

Along the same lines, if you're attending a conference or even an STC 
chapter meeting, don't forget that the people you are schmoozing with 
may be in a position to hire you at some point, so any impression you 
make could be important. I attended a wine and cheese night at our large 
local chapter a few years ago, and ended up talking to a fellow who was 
quite argumentative about a few subjects, not just with me but with 
everyone in the conversations. I recognized his name when his resume 
showed up a few days later. No interview for him.

The bottom line with this thread is that people make assumptions -- 
wrongly or rightly -- based on all sorts of details that you may not 
consider. If you present yourself professionally in everything you do, 
you are less likely to take yourself out of the game before you even 
know you are in it.

Robotti, Anne (Carlin) wrote:
>> Better yet would be to avoid posting anything on MySpace you 
>> don't want everyone including your boss and mother to know 
>> about, but many people just don't get that concept.
>>     
> I don't understand why people don't get this. When I was reviewing
> resumes at an interim job a couple of years ago, one of the first things
> I did was google the people we were considering calling for an
> interview. Once I found a link to a blog about how much this guy hated
> his job and the ten things that were wrong with his boss, and how he
> wasn't doing any work, and on and on. 
>
> Not for nothing, but GOOGLE YOURSELF!
>
> And don't blog under your own name, big duh!
>
> Anne
-- 
Beth Agnew
Catch the Buzz: http://bethbuzz.blogspot.com
STC Presentation archived at:
http://www.301url.com/podcasting

Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Toronto, ON 416.491.5050 x3133
http://www.tinyurl.com/83u5u