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Subject:Re: Electronic Resumes--We have a keyword list From:LaVonna Funkhouser <lffunkhouser -at- HALNET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 Sep 1995 09:57:49 -0500
Elinor wrote:
>There is a short article in the September 1995 issue of Today's Chemist
>at Work on "Making Your Resume Computer Compatible." It gives a brief
>overview of how resumes are scanned and then gives advice on how to make
>the content and format of your resume work to your advantage when scanned.
>It ends with a discussion of keywords that are important for various types
>of chemists. Perhaps we need to develop a similar list for technical
>communicators.
Such a list *does* exist. It was put together by my friend Gary Smith,
the president of the New Orleans chapter of STC. Some techwr-l folks
contributed to it about a year ago.
If you would like a copy of the list, write to Gary by snail mail.
(He isn't wired, as they say.)
Gary M. Smith
5359 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70115-1950
I believe Gary makes the list available to both employers and
job hunters.
BTW, after deliberation, he decided to leave out software titles
because such a list would be impossible to maintain.
Regards,
LaVonna Funkhouser
LaVonna F. Funkhouser Immediate Past President, OK Chapter
lffunkhouser -at- halnet -dot- com Program Manager, 1995 Region 5 Conf.
COREStaff Communication Svcs. Society for Technical Communication http://stc.org/region5/okc/conferences/region5conf.html
To register for the conference, call 918-588-4317.
My opinions do not officially represent anyone other than little ol' me.
