The two-page recommendation is generic, and I think probably good advice to someone nonprofessional or whose job descriptions tend to be repetitive from position to position over time.
The main reason I said resume length was not of great importance to me is that I can't remember the last time I received a writer resume in hard copy. Usually, the only printed resumes I see are from people I've been asked to meet with who are interviewing with other groups, and I expect to be skimming through unrelated data in those looking for items of interest that tell me how that person will work with tech writers. When going through a writer application in soft copy, the primary issues are 1) will a 10-second scan of the cover letter cause me to want to open the resume, and 2) will a to-second scan of the resume first page cause me to want to hit the "Page Down" key or to close the file? Gene Kim-Eng ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Posada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To be honest, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable working with a manager who > places more priority on format than on content....are > there also any fonts that make you not read a resume? is my resume good if I > use Arial, but not Helvetica? What other types of > documents do managers such as yourself not read because they don't meet an > arbitrary page length standard? As a part of policy, do > you ignore Functional Specs if they're over a certain page length? Do you not > review department deliverables if they exceede some > page length? I'm sure with enough effort, any Functional or Technical spec > can be brought down to two pages...of course, it > wouldn't say much about the project. > > Where did this 2-page standard come from, anyway? Is the person behind a 2 > page resume also automatically a more qualified writer > than one with a 3 page resume? ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
