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Title: North%20Bay%20STC%20meeting,%20Petaluma,%20June%2021st,%202007
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North Bay STC meeting, Petaluma, June 21st, 2007
- All you ever wanted to know about technical
communicationsResumes and Portfoliosbut were
afraid to ask - Andrew Davis
- Synergistech Communications
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Overview
- Context
- Goals
- Part 1 Resumes
- Part 2 Portfolios
- Part 3 Parsing the job description
- Part 4 At the interview
- Part 5 Q A
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Context
- My experience
- 2 yrs journalism and marcom, 8 yrs tech pubs
(as staff TW, Pubs Mgr, contract TW), 7 yrs
tech comms recruiting - My role
- Matchmaker, advisor, champion
- My sources
- (1) industry hiring managers, (2) research into
trends, (3) job descriptions, (4) candidates
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Goals
- Keep you sane
- Secure work reliably and efficiently
- Operate transparently
- Give you ideas and hope
- Address your questions
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Part One Resumes
- Role of a Technical Communicators resume
- Guidelines
- What works
- What doesnt work?
- Resume-writing resources
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Part Two Portfolios
- Role of a Technical Communicators portfolio
- What works?
- What doesnt work?
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Part Three Parsing the job description
- Identify
- Audience
- Deliverables
- Subject Material
- Seniority
- Location
- Breadth
- Growth Path
- Customize your cover letter
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Part Four At the Interview
- Bring hardcopy of your resume
- Bring relevant portfolio samples
- References
- Ask for the job
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For more info...
- Please see our sites Advice section
- www.synergistech.com
- 1-866-591-2968
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