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At the risk of blatant and self-congratulatory promotion, allow me to point
you to my simple Web site at www.darrenbarefoot.com/writer.htm which
contains, amongst other stuff, my writing samples and resumes. The aspect
which seems to impress people about it is that I've written a little
description that contextualizes each sample, and sometimes I include
"before" and "after" versions. The Web portfolio also enables you to
demonstrate your acumen in a variety of formats (help systems, PDFs, etc).
It came in particularly useful when I was applying for jobs in Ireland and
the UK. I had a lot of phone interviews and the online portfolio enabled us
to review my samples together. Just my two cents. DB.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Rocco [mailto:tgr -at- lanminds -dot- com]
> Sent: 31 July 2001 19:26
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Smashing Portfolios
>
>
> Fellow tech writers,
>
> I am a contract technical writer in the Silicon Valley area.
> I am finishing
> up a contract today and will be looking for more work in a
> month or so,
> after a vacation. Because the market is very competitiive
> right now, I
> really want to tweak my portfolio.
>
> In the past, I have simply emailed to hiring managers
> appropriate writing
> samples as PDF files. Now I would like to do a better job of
> presenting
> examples of my work to hiring managers and would appreciate
> hearing how
> other tech writers, contract or not, go about making a strong
> presentation
> to a prospective client/employer. Thanks.
>
> Tony
>
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