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Subject:Re: Finding Off-Site Work From:Linda Laurie <LinLaurie -at- CLASSIC -dot- MSN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 6 Nov 1997 17:27:50 UT
I have used this exact technique when I started out writing. I've also used it
when I was a programmer. If you wait two-three weeks after the ad appears,
sometimes companies are ready to look at late resumes with a new eye towards
finding someone. I'd suggest trying it with technical writing ads too.
Another thing I do is go through ads where computers are used, or where the
company is a software vendor and send them ads as well.