EditorWriter.org » writig resumes http://editorwriter.org For freelance editors and, yes, writers. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 New Editors–Hang On To Those Resumes http://editorwriter.org/2009/editing-advice/new-editors-hang-on-to-those-resumes/ http://editorwriter.org/2009/editing-advice/new-editors-hang-on-to-those-resumes/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:04:55 +0000 Joe Wallace http://editorwriter.org/?p=140 resumes and cover lettersWhen you put out your very first call for writers as a new editor, one thing you should do once the articles are all assigned and the search is over? Hang on to the suitable resumes and refer back to them when you need to hire a new freelance writer.

Those who have already performed their first hunt for freelancers know why that is. If you’ve never hunted for a decent freelance writer, you couldn’t possibly be prepared for the onslaught of inappropriate responses to your “writer wanted” ad, but trust us when we say you’ll get about 90% unusable responses.

NewOf those ten percent, the ones you actually want to work with will make up probably five percent or less. That’s why you want to hang on to the GOOD responses–who wants to deal with that other 90% again if they don’t have to?

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