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["Robotti, Anne \(Carlin\)" <ARobotti -at- CarlinGroup -dot- com>]

> Let's see...how to keep this tech writing-related...Oh! I 
> notice every once in awhile, someone mentions their 
> portfolio. When I try to show an interviewer some of my work 
> and why it's good (blush) they aren't interested! It bums me 
> out. And this is from people who end up hiring me. 

I finally put my portfolio on a CD with a nice cover and some CD art and
I have my recruiter get the client a copy before the interview. I had
often felt that I could have interspersed a few pages of Dr. Seuss in
the middle of some of the samples I was handing out and no one would
have noticed! People just don't seem to want to look at that stuff
during an interview, and afterwards it's often irrelevant - they either
like you or they don't.

Anne


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