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Ditto. About 3 years ago, a position opened at my company, and I was involved in the interview process. One of the candidates had been referred by an employee who knew her through the local STC chapter. The candidate arrived wearing various shades of purple from head to toe, and had rings on nearly each finger. She looked like a 1970s transplant, freshly emerged from the time machine. Although the name on her resume didn't ring any bells with me, the instant I saw her I recognized her from previous unfortunate encounters (at the STC). It's entirely possible that she could write, but she would have driven everyone else bonkers in no time flat. Corporate culture and team identity are as important as education or membership in professional societies.
OTOH, I'm a member of my local STC chapter--or at least, I was then. Ahem. (cough)
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> Tamara -
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> While I appreciate your experience (and had plenty of similar nightmares as
> a hiring manager), I have to tell you that neither writing courses nor STC
> membership are any guarantee of quality candidates. I'm sure you'll get an
> earful of pro/con STC membership to your post (or if you care to read what's
> been said in the past, scan through the archives).
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