TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: Having a killer resume From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Oct 2002 08:25:32 -0400
You mean, like me?
One year toward a biology degree, with about 20 additional credits at honors
level.
When they ask, I tell the truth...if they don't ask, I don't say anything. I
don't act defensive or evasive since it has never been a problem at my 10
other gigs and if it is a problem, it is theirs and not mine...I KNOW I can
do the job better than they could ever hope for.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
212-414-6656
"Be accurate...the 4am wakeup call you prevent could be your manager's"
-----Original Message-----
From: Annie Lajarisse [mailto:annie -at- onepost -dot- net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:45 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Having a killer resume
on 02/9/30 15:17, janine -dot- bland -at- marsh -dot- com at janine -dot- bland -at- marsh -dot- com wrote:
> Also key is I want to know where you went to school and your degree. I
> don't care if it was 20 years ago and in philosophy. It gives me the
> oppotunity to find out how you got into tech writing and why you stayed
> with it.
Good point. But that brings up another question. What approach would you
recommend for someone with plenty of experience but no degree?
Twenty years ago, as a precocious, multilingual, hyper-literate kid, I
launched into dirt-cheap world travel and assorted arts and media
projects instead of college. I fell fairly naturally into technical writing
because I like coming up with simple explanations for complicated things --
and I'm good at it. I think I have a pretty interesting and valuable
background, and my years of experience speak for themselves.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All-new RoboHelp X3 is now shipping! Get single sourcing, print-quality
documentation, conditional text and much more, in the most monumental
release ever. Save $100! Order online at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
Buy ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0, the most powerful SINGLE SOURCE HELP
AUTHORINGTOOL for MS Word. SAVE $100 on the full version and $50 on upgrades.
Offer ends Oct 31, 02 (code: DTH102250). http://www.componentone.com/d2hlist1002
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
