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Subject:Re: Portfolie... was Re: Am I experienced? From:Annamaria Profit <inteltek -at- erols -dot- com> To:Tara English-Sweeney <tesweeney -at- novadigm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:26:34 -0400
Tara,
I think genericizing is a reasonable solution to the issue of
proprietary information. I genericize the company, the product, and the
market. That way interviewers can get a flavor of my writing style,
strategy, and logic but no relevant proprietary information.
Tara English-Sweeney wrote:
> I will bring samples to the interview. And, I make changes to the document
> (for example, take out the company name) to make it somewhat generic. I also
> have not gone from insurance company A to insurance company B. So, if I
> can't genericize something (because you would lose the feel for the
> document), I will show it at the interview only if (1) I take it when I
> leave, (2) no copies are made, and (3) they are not in the same industry.
>
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