Hi Lisa,
I would recommend NOT putting your contract work into another category
from other employment because you'll lose the benefit of having things
in reverse-chronological order. If you work as an independent contractor
for a few years, you don't want people to get the impression that you
You might want to consider creating a functional resume first, and then
include the chronological list of positions at the end. That way you focus
on your skill sets and experience first, and satisfy the recruiter robots
who look for the chronological stuff.
Connie P. Giordano
The Right Words
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
In the case of the car, it was an on-lot availability thing. I knew it
was coming, but I couldn't get one when I needed one (was a need to
purchase NOW, my old car is falling apart kind of thing).
In the case of Adobe, they often don't announce things until a month
prior to their actual (not
When you purchase a car, you know that a new model year is going to be
available somewhere around the October timeframe. If you purchase a car in
September, that's the chance you take. Sometimes, as in Bill's case, you
don't have a choice (when blonde bimbo totalled my car, I had to buy a car
If there's only one odd man out contract job mixed in
with an otherwise all-direct work history, I would just
list it chronologically the same as all the other positions.
If it was very short and you're concerned about a
job-hopping perception, you can flag it as contract,
as in ABC, Inc.,
Richard and all,
Most of our product management and product marketing team are on the
road this week hence the lack of response from Adobe. We usually split
up the list serve and forum responses amongst the team. I caught wind
of this thread from someone else since I don't monitor this list
Michael,
In this case, these policies have resulted in a pricing structure that
probably makes TCS unattractive to people who own the CURRENT
(not previous) releases of any of its components. As it happens,
I'm on FM 7 and Acrobat 7, so when the time comes that I have to
upgrade to newer
Hi Gene,
I think each person's situation is going to be different.
In your case if all you need is the upgrade for FrameMaker 8($299) and
Acrobat Professional 8 ($159) = $458. Then you could just go for that
upgrade.
On the other hand if you need the enhanced version of FrameMaker and
RoboHelp
I've been an STC member for a while. I've contributed some. I'm a senior
member, helped with the local chapter as a Webmaster and president.
I think I'm done.
My thoughts:
1) We're different, the STC organization and I. Ethics are important to me.
Presenting communication in a clear,
Hi All,
Please feel free to email me on this topic directly.
As a key player in various industries, in this case Technical
Communication and Instructional Design, my team at Adobe is interested
in hearing your opinions with regards to how we can drive industry
change. Adobe has the resources
Sean,
You imply that the STC did something unethical.
Can you provide any details?
Holly Harkness
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I've been an STC member for a while. I've
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