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Subject:Re: Portfolios and examples From:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Ami WRIGHT <ami -at- ziplink -dot- net>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:27:07 -0700 (PDT)
Some of my better writing efforts would make relatively poor portolio examples. The concept of acceptable quality level comes into play. If the existing documentation is totally disjointed and time is tight, then on time OK looking documentation can be a very significant accomplishment. Alternatively, if I am largely just cosmetically changing the work of others, then, while I may have a very attractive portfolio example, it is a relatively poor example of what I can do.
How is acceptable quality level handled in portfolios?
Richard Lewis
Ami WRIGHT <ami -at- ziplink -dot- net> wrote:
I?ve been surprised at how many times I?ve been hired without someone
looking at my writing samples. Personally, I would want the writing samples
in advance. If I didn?t like the writing samples, the person would never
make it to an interview.
-Ami
>Subject: Re: Portfolios and examples
>From: "Gene Kim-Eng"
>To: "Sharon Smithe"
>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:22:46 -0700
>
>
>I have about that many in my library, but generally do not carry or
>provide more than 3 or 4 at a time, which I select based on what
>I know about a company before I go talk to them. I can always offer to
bring additional examples to the next round of meetings
>if someone asks if I have others, but as I said in a previous thread
>I haven't been asked for any samples at all during my past three
jobsearching periods.
>
>Gene Kim-Eng
>
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