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Subject:Re: (Non)Degreed and insu From:Marilynne Smith <m -dot- smith182 -at- GENIE -dot- GEIS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 2 Jun 1994 06:54:00 UTC
I agree about the portfolio. My portfolio is a bit thin since I
1. Worked with classified information
2. Worked as a contractor for other companies (I can't show their
documentation because no one is supposed to know a contractor did it.)
3. Have written many book-sized works. How many of those do you think
I want to haul around to an interview?
On the other hand, I think I failed an on-the-spot writing test because they
asked me to write a procedure on how to make a peanut butter and jelly
sandwich. I found I could not treat the subject seriously.
