> At one gig, I supported 70 Lotus Notes programmers. At another, I created > process-supporting documentation for the sales force of a F500 telecom > company. At another, run and build books, data dictionaries, SAP and AS400 > docs for the NOC and specs for an EAI ap at an online book retailer. At > another, a user guide for 50,000 Western Union cash centers. Then there was > the developer documentation for an HR portal, and the online help system for > flagship product of the the asset management company...oh, yeah...then there > was the gig for writing the internal documentation for the UNIX > programmers...you get the picture.
True. Not all of that is relevant to every position out there though. I'm not saying 5 pages is WRONG. If it works for you, great! But I know from my own experience as a hiring manager and from talking to and working with many other hiring managers and HR reps that the longer the resume, the less attention it tends to get (for varying reasons - I judge quality in brevity, others might just be lazy). ;-) -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob "I see your OOO message and raise you a clue." ______________________________________________ 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
