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For printed samples, I have one of every type of document
I've written, and sort through them all before each
meeting to select 3 or 4 that best fit the project or
position involved. These are full documents, cover-to-
cover, and they are shown but never given. For those who
request samples they can keep, I provide selections from
a collection of PDFs and CHMs. All of the requests for
such samples I have received up to now have been to
send them via email, so I extract pages from the full
documents to keep the file size for each sample at less
than 1 Mb unless I know in advance that the requestor both
wants and can receive larger files. Source files are never
sent, because even if I have them in my possession they are
still the IP of the companies I created them for.
Gene Kim-Eng
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Mon, 23 Jun 2003 11:53:51 -0700 Suzanne Chiles?wrote:
I would greatly appreciate feedback from the list regarding the best size
for a portfolio and how large samples should be. I have selected the
documents/help projects I want to use, as they reflect the range of my
writing experience. But how long should the samples be? How much paper does
a hiring manager feel is enough to get a feel for the skills of the writer
without providing more than is desired?
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