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RE: Portfolios of samples as Interviewing criteria [Remembering]
Subject:RE: Portfolios of samples as Interviewing criteria [Remembering] From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:45:14 -0500
Hi, Keith...
I didn't take it as a criticism...I just wanted to make sure that the
message wasn't lost in the ...uhm....message.
I don't care how someone presents them self...just do it in a way that makes
the audience see what they really have in front of them. You want them to
think..."man, I gotta have this guy...I'm tired of my department's stuff
looking bad."
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
212-414-6656
"Be accurate...the 4am wakeup call you prevent could be your manager's"
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Cronin [mailto:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 12:31 PM
To: 'John Posada'; TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Portfolios of samples as Interviewing criteria
[Remembering]
John-
I TOTALLY agree. I was not criticizing your approach; indeed, I applaud it.
The wiseass in me just couldn't resist pointing out the almost erotic tone
your post conveyed.
But your post contains a valuable lesson. It's become clear to me from
following this list that many writers are either oblivious to the importance
of selling themselves, or downright opposed to doing so. It's their loss,
and their inability or unwillingness to effectively market themselves helps
keep guys like you and me working (even with my tiny - er - *portfolio*...).
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