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Subject:RE: Editing test on my website From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:22:29 -0700 (PDT)
> > > Anyway, I took an editing test today. I was asked to
> > > developmentally edit and line edit an article for a
> > > company that was published on the Web more
> > > than two years ago. If I do not get the assignment, is
> > > there any reason for me not to use the test as an example
> > > of my editing on my website?
> >
> > Bluntly?
> >
> > You want to use an example of material that failed get
> > you the job, to get other jobs?
> >
> Your assumption is not logical. There are many reasons for not
> getting a job. One might well do marvelously on an editing test
> and not get the job.
Possibly...though I wouldn't take the chance.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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