Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question - Why discuss certification?

Subject: Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question - Why discuss certification?
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axion -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:07:26 -0700


On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 20:48 -0400, Mitchell Maltenfort wrote:

> So what criteria can a tech writer use to convince a potential employer?
>
> Writing samples? I could be passing someone else's samples off as my
> own.

Assuming that interviewers have enough knowledge, they can usually get a
good idea of whether an applicant actually did the samples by starting a
discussion about them. Anyone who could manage to sound knowledgable on
the spot wouldn't need to steal samples.

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References:
Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question - Why discuss certification?: From: Mike O.
Re: New TECHWR-L Poll Question - Why discuss certification?: From: Mitchell Maltenfort

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