RE: Certificates from school or from professional training?

["Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>]

RK,

Search for "portfolio" and "resume."  What you are looking for is a way to
demonstrate your ability to write.  There are plenty of portfolio and resume
resources here.  You should also look for creative ways to produce writing
samples.

Lauren 

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> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 11:01 AM
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> Subject: RE: Certificates from school or from professional training?
> 
> Thanks. I did search the archives before posting my question, 
> but the discussions about education/certification that I 
> found seemed to be about how to create a certification 
> program, whether creating a complete one was even possible, 
> whether such programs could truly teach a writer any 
> practical skills, or whether employers should or should not 
> take certifications into account.
> 
> What I was focusing on was how, in the course of my looking 
> for a job, to overcome the apparent bias of some employers 
> who *do* seem to take degrees/education into account, related 
> experience notwithstanding. I'll continue to look through the 
> archives.
> 
> RK
> 

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