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Re: BS-ing your way into a Tech Writing job (was: The Tech Writing World)
Subject:Re: BS-ing your way into a Tech Writing job (was: The Tech Writing World) From:David Castro <thetechwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:20:16 -0800 (PST)
Craig Cardimon wrote:
> I was talking to an ex-manager of mine about job hunting. He told me I am
> too honest and I had to learn to Bull S**t. He said he landed and held every
> job he ever got by BS-ing his way in. Act like you know what you're doing
> and then fake it until you do know it.
>
> I'm learning.
I am more like you are now (and the way I hope you stay). I have been very
successful in my 8 years of technical writing. When I go into an interview, I
see it not only as an opportunity to sell myself, but to find out if the job
I'm applying for would be a good match for me. The people who best know that
are the people already working there. If I tell them the honest truth about
myself, the way I work, the way in interact with people, the type of work I
enjoy doing, and so on, then they're going to be able to tell if I'd be a good
fit. If I BS my way through the interview, then I could quite possibly land the
job and regret having landed it!
I actually had an interviewer lament that she couldn't hire me. She said that I
was a "breath of fresh air," because I was so obviously honest. At least one
other interviewer has commented on my honesty, as well. I'd rather be truthful
and lose a job interview than to be deceitful and win the job.
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