RE: Opinion anyone?

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

I have read many job postings lately that specifically state that the
technical writer should write in clear, plain English.  I think that maybe
some employers have dealt with writers that write with a "foreign" accent,
if that can be said.  There also seems to be some issue with H1 visa support
that I think employers are trying to avoid.  It sounds as though an unfair
bias is beginning to emerge.  It could be a good idea to mention US
Citizenship status on the resume and to provide writing samples as soon as
possible to help overcome the bias.

Lauren 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com 
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On 
> Behalf Of Janice Gelb
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:27 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Opinion anyone?
> 
> Dan Goldstein wrote:
> >
> > Sean Brierley wrote:
> >>
> >> ... I don't know why a potential employer would dismiss non-U.S. 
> >> technical writing experience.
> > 
> > Yeah, that one surprised me, too. I had no trouble getting a job in 
> > the U.S. after working as a tech writer in Israel, and I 
> know others 
> > who have made the same move.
> > 
> 
> Same here. If you have five years in the field, that 
> experience should count, and your written English seems fine 
> judging from this message.
> As others have said, sounds like the problem is more with 
> your representation than with you.
> 
> One thing I did when I moved from the US to Israel and then 
> back was to get letters of recommendation from past jobs to 
> provide to potential employers to avoid the problem of them 
> not being able to get references easily from overseas. You 
> might want to do the same.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> -- Janice
> 
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