In a message dated Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:01:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Richard Baker <[log in to unmask]> writes:

<< When a job announcement requires a "writing sample" what exactly are they
looking for?  Is it a couple pages from a formal dissertation, a one page
review, exactly what are they looking for?

It depends on the job. If you are going into advertising or marketing, use a sample of an ad you wrote. If you're going into to something technical or academic like a curator or a tech writer, use your dissertation. If you are going into education, submit a lesson plan that you've written. Creative writers should use something like a short story or a position paper. I usually submit a few samples on a variety of subjects to show my diversity and different styles of writing.

Deb

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