RE: Question about sending one's resume to companies

["Kieffer, Barry" <barry_kieffer -at- mentorg -dot- com>]

Sending out your resume each week is also good practice. It keeps you in touch with your craft and your content. When I was unemployed I was always working on my resume, and thus, I could quote my resume from memory. 

Big deal you say? Well, many years later I was in the position to hire a senior level technical writer, and I cannot tell you how many times people looked surprised when I asked about something on their resume. If you don't know the content of your resume cold - or worse - gasp - someone wrote (or rewrote) it for you...

Does the phrase "does not meet minimum qualifications" strike a bell?

.barry.




-----Original Message-----
From: Suzanne Chiles

I feel for your plight. But do remember that those of us who are unemployed
must send out resumes each week in order to receive our benefits. And when
there are no job listings to respond to, we don't have much choice other
than to send out letters to companies. Sorry. Though I do tailor mine
specifically to each company I write to.

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