The June 8, 2011 Chapter Meeting
Optimizing your Portfolio: Are you ready for a bidding war for your services?
Your portfolio is the proof behind your resume's claims. Discerning hiring organizations pay as much attention to what you've delivered as they do to what you promise. For today's job-seekers, being passive, reactive, or even resistant regarding providing relevant portfolio samples can be fatal. Andrew will discuss the role of a software industry content-development professional's portfolio, how to assemble it, and how best to share it. Creating and optimizing your portfolio is a crucial skill in getting the results you deserve. This is particularly true if you are an experienced candidate, but also true if you are a newcomer. Andrew will address techniques for sharing confidential content, providing context, and generating the right kind of attention. Are you ready for a bidding war for your services? With the right portfolio it's not only possible, it's likely.
Speaker:
Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis has recruited technical communicators in Silicon Valley since 1995, first for Synergistech Communications and now for Content Rules (formerly Oak Hill Corporation). He is a former software industry Tech Writer and is well-known for both understanding and championing the role of content development. At Content Rules he recruits all kinds of technical and marketing communicators as well as training and globalization professionals. Andrew enjoys helping those who communicate complex information get ahead by recognizing and refining their value to technology companies. He's candid and connected and, more importantly, he cares.
Date:
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
6:00 to 7:00 pm: Networking, conversation & dinner
7:00 to 7:15 pm: Announcements
7:15 to 8:30 pm: Presentation
8:30 to 9:00 pm: Conversation,
follow up on job announcements
9:00 to 9:15 pm: Clear the room; move conversations to the sidewalk
Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California