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Subject:Re[2]: Cover letters From:Barb Miller <millerb -at- TCPLINK -dot- NREL -dot- GOV> Date:Thu, 2 Mar 1995 09:57:04 MDT
Glean Accardo says:
>Checking out a company is a good idea for anyone seeking a new job. I'm
>much more comfortable hiring you if you know something about the company
>(beyond talking to 4 or 5 people in interviews) and show initiative in
>finding answers you need.
This is really true. Six months ago we posted an ad for someone to help us
put together targeted mailing lists and do other marketing-related tasks.
The person we hired took the initiative to survey some organizations we
supply information to about the kinds of communication products they
wanted, etc. BEFORE the interview. We wanted her to start the afternoon of
the first interview! She's a jewel.
Barb Miller
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
millerb -at- tcplink -dot- nrel -dot- gov
