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At 5:01 PM 3/8/95 -0500, howardg -at- savvy -dot- com wrote:
>Marc -
>>>2. I'd really be surprised if technical writers use professional resume
>writers or cover letter ghost writers. Am I naive. Could we get a quick
>poll on how many of us use someone else's writing skills to get a writing
>job?
>Well, I unse uzed anuther guys stuf to get a job. It werked! Now I amb a
>senor teck righter and a repekkted gernulist.
>It would be virtually impossible to get past an interview using someone
>else's work. Earlier in this thread it was stated that the interviewer
>would probably figure out the scam while asking how the document was
>constructed. Even if the perpetrator of this heinous crime got past HR,
>they'd be canned soon afterb the first, if not the second, deliverable
>deadline passed.
>-Howard Gold
>howardg -at- savvy -dot- com
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Regards,
Marc
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