Re: Tech Writing 101 - How to tie a shoe

[John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM>]

> For me, I NEVER, EVER fill in the past employment or salary history
> information on applications.  I always put "see resume" and leave the salary
> area blank.  I went to great lengths to create a winning resume and I
> strongly feel it is a waste of time to have to rehash the dates and
> descriptions on their form.

Neither do I. I want to deal with an organization that listens and uses
information intelligently. If they can't figure out the answer because it wasn't
on "their" form, I can spend my time better elsewhere.

> As for salary history, AARGH!  It's none of their business.  What I made on
> previous assignments has absolute no bearing on what I am willing to work
> for on their new position.  When the question is raised in the interview, I

Not only that..since I work through agencies, stating what I made in a previous
position is giving competitive information about one agency to another...and
agencies usualy stipulate that the informatrion as confidential (or at least
that's the reason I give and if they insist even the slightest, I take it as a
hint that they are prone to misuse of information and walk away.

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John Posada, Technical Writer
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