Re: what sample work to show in job interview?

From: Rogue Chameleon (rogue.chameleon_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/25/04

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    "Thomas G. Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail.com>
    wrote in message news:2jg5d.3269$Wa7.1381@trndny06...
    >
    > To the side of the interview process, my favorite idea (for resume
    > submittal) is instead of placing the phrase
    >
    > "references available upon request"
    >
    > in your resume, supply a *** with 7 reference /quotes/ from your 7
    > greatest fan co-workers. A sentence or 2 or a paragraph, as in the first
    > page of novels, extolling your abilities just shy of nauseum :)
    >
    > "This guy taught me more about OO than 10+ prior
    > years of world experience. He did this and that {etc....}"
    > Dwight Shmidlap, principal architect
    > Smedly Corp, asdfasdf@asdfds.com
    > 123-456-7890 x123
    >
    > And then they'll be faced most resumes with unknown references, and then
    > yours which 7 known opinions, and names and emails to go with them. This
    > works in another way too. People often dread checking references, and
    often
    > don't do them at all. When you supply them ahead of time, you'll have
    > references in their heads, and the others might not get checked at all.
    >
    > You'll appear as a /known entity/. A bird in the hand, to overuse a
    > metaphor.
    >
    > IMHO.

    This is an absolutely brilliant idea! Thanks! :)

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