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--- Marguerite Krupp <mkrupp -at- cisco -dot- com> wrote:
> Goober wrote:
> <snip>
> > I don't take the "lookie what I did" approach to
> job hunting.
> > Rather, I take the "lookie what I can do for you"
> > approach.
> </snip>
> The two are not mutually exclusive.
Maybe not, but ever try selling ice to Eskimos? What
you DID can only show where you'll start out of the
gate. If it's not what they're looking for, the
interest for those pieces will be very low. I do
provide samples when requested, but I don't tote a
portfolio around for the sake of having one.
=====
Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)
"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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