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Subject:Re: Writing Samples From:mhunterk -at- BNA -dot- COM Date:Wed, 25 Mar 1998 10:01:12 -0500
Mitchell, Moira E (MED) wrote
>Has anyone run into a problem taking writing samples to an interview?
>What do you do if the company you work for says that you cannot give
>out their documents even if you wrote them?
Mark Baker <mbaker -at- OMNIMARK -dot- COM> wrote:
> By the way, I hate it when writers bring writing samples to an
> interview. I look at them to be polite, but frankly it's a point
> against the candidate.
When I was hiring tech writers, I loved it when writers brought
samples. I asked to see them before I would even interview a
candidate. That worked very well for my company.
Melissa Hunter-Kilmer
mhunterk -at- bna -dot- com
(standard disclaimer)
