Re: Need a bit of advice from contract tech. writers, please...

Subject: Re: Need a bit of advice from contract tech. writers, please...
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: The Baumans <jbauman -at- covad -dot- net>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:35:42 -0700 (PDT)

> Is it best to simply ask the supervisor if I can use her as a
> reference if needed when interviewing for another contract job or
> should I ask for that plus a letter of recommendation? Should it
> be one or the other, and is asking for both, asking for too much?

Ask for both, though the company may have a policy about putting
anything in writing.

I don't stop with asking just my immediate supervisor for the verbal
reference...I try to get permission from my manager and two-three
others who I worked closely with, maybe the QA manager, a developer,
and an upper mamager if you are on good terms with the person.



John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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