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Subject:Re: Tech writer who can't write a resume From:"Marvin W. Miller" <Marvin_Miller -at- SEC -dot- SEL -dot- SONY -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 6 Dec 1995 15:50:19 -0800
I always thought I had a great resume. Just for kicks, I had a friend at a
resume service review it. Turns out that there were many things I had not
considered, such as a section for scanner buzzwords. She also suggested that I
have separate resumes for management and for Sr. Writer. It certainly was an
eye opener for me.
There is nothing wrong with consulting an expert, especially when it comes to
potential income.
> This has been an eye-opening thread for me. It had never occurred to
> me that a technical writer would farm it out. I'll have to add
> that question to my interview list. (And BTW, I doubt I'd hire any
> writer who did NOT write his/her own.)
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> From: TECHWR-L
> To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
> Subject: Tech writer who can't write a resume Date: Monday,
> December 04, 1995 12:56PM
> I think something is being overlooked here - He/she(?) was smart enough
> to realize that someone else could write an even better resume and
> that resume got the job, which was the goal.
