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Subject:Re: Job searching in this time of attrition... From:Jen Jobart <jenjobart -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:20:50 -0700
Yeah, I realized after I posted that I wasn't answering the original
question.
I'd still be interested in hearing constructive feedback from someone, even
if I'm not trying to fill a position. It shows spunk and passion, and I
like spunk and passion. :-) But I completely agree that everyone's
different and you never know who you're cold-calling.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> It doesn't bother me either when it's a candidate I've lined up for an
> interview and given the links to, because at some point I'm going to ask if
> the candidate has looked and has any views on the existing docs. The
> dynamic may be different when it's someone making a cold call when I'm not
> even trying to fill a position. And, of course, you never know how someone
> you don't know is going to react.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Jen Jobart <jenjobart -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> As a publications manager, I always welcome feedback from candidates
>> about my group's docs.
>>
>
>
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