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Subject:Re: Agency and interviewing questions From:wmblank -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM Date:Sat, 7 Dec 1996 22:11:50 -0800
>On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Melissa Hunter-Kilmer wrote:
>> The agency does what we ask, but it takes them some time to dig up samples.
>> Why is this? Am I asking for something non-standard or unreasonable? Are
>> writing samples usually brought only to the interview?
Yes, I think so.
If so, how the heck
>> can you tell in advance if the person is worth interviewing?
