> > Hello, > > I'm updating my resume to include some contract work I've done in the last > couple of months. This is the first time I've done contract work, so I'm > wondering, how do those of you who do contract work include it on your > resumes? I was thinking of putting a category called "Self-employment" (does > the "e" after the hyphen get capitalized?), with the two types of work under > that (formatting translations and typesetting/template design). Thoughts? >
Lisa, For contract jobs that I've done through a body shop, which have been fairly long-term assignments in my case, I just list them as jobs. I'll say something like "senior technical writer at XYZ Corp., on contract assignment from ABC Agency" and then go on to say what I did for XYZ. More recently, I've been self-employed and getting my own contracts. So I just list my own business as the employer and under that list the variety of work I've done for various clients, but I don't list the clients. That way I'm showing a long-terms job (working for myself) instead of listing a gazillion short-term assignments, which someone might look at unfavorably unless they bothered to ask what was going on. Dick ______________________________________________ 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
