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Subject:Re: How do hiring companies view TW resumes? From:Barbara <BarbPhilbrick -at- caslonsvcs -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:06 -0500 (CDT)
Having been on the receiving end of resumes, writers don't always
get it right; I have been appalled at some, so HR has some right
to think they can spell better.
I have been guilty ... I once sent a cover letter for a
copywriting position that launched off with "I have strong
experience copyrighting..."
Doh! Guess what, didn't get that job!
Keeps me humble :-)
Barb
Barbara Philbrick
Caslon Services Inc.
Aurora, OH
330-995-0499 http://caslonsvcs.com
> --- On Tue, 3/16/10, Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
> wrote:
>
>> From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
>> Subject: How do hiring companies view TW resumes?
>> To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
>> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 8:23 AM
>>
>> Does anyone else have evidence that HR people might be so
>> misaligned with reality as to assume that they can spell
>> technical
>> terms better than tech writers?
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