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Subject:certification From:Corinne Kantor <corinne -at- KQ -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:14:34 -0800
I've been a tech writer for about 5 years now, and I have a portfolio that
contains samples of my work, which I keep up-to-date and bring to every
interview. If I was hiring a writer, I'd be much more interested in their
portfolio than a certification. By seeing samples of a potential employee's
work, you can learn more about their style of writing, maybe their page
layout skills, etc. I don't know how you can learn this type of information
from a certification exam.
