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Subject:Re: Moving into a new space From:"Dick Margulis " <margulis -at- mail -dot- fiam -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:36:59 -0400
Nayanika,
I think the way to approach such an interview is to exude confidence in your own abilities. Take a top-down approach along these lines: I understand the world that encompasses all manner of techniques, disciplines, and technologies for conveying information from one person to another person. In my last job I exercised my knowledge of one aspect of that world. In my next job I want to exercise my knowledge of another aspect of that job. It's an opportunity for me to keep my skills and knowledge fresh.
The opposite, bottom-up, approach would be along these lines: I only know a little bit of stuff off in this corner, and now I want to jump over that other corner and learn a little bit of stuff there, and then I want to jump again, and eventually I'll know all about this world.
In the context you are talking about, I don't think the second approach would be successful. It's more appropriate to someone who wants to get a management trainee job at a department store or fast-food restaurant.
Does that make sense?
Dick
>nayanikay -at- yahoo -dot- com wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>I was wondering how one can ace an interivew when the job one is applying
>for is in a different domain. Say, a Technical Writer who has been writing
>User Manuals, project documents and marketing collateral who now wants to
>get on the eLearning bandwagon as an Information Architect/Instructional
>Designer or whatchamacallit.
>Thanks in adavnce for sharing your thoughts...
>Nayanika
>
>
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