Comments on: Use Your Investigative Skills to Get You the Gig http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/06/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen Anderson http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/06/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/comment-page-1/#comment-26911 Karen Anderson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:43:05 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/#comment-26911 I'm amused. I was invited by someone from an online business networking group to meet in person for a cup of tea. I was planning to slouch off to chit chat in my jeans and sneakers when I looked the person up on LinkedIn and nearly choked -- she is well-known venture capitalist involved in an about-to-launch web business. I quickly upgraded to dress pants and blouse before I went out the door! (And was later very glad that I did...she was vetting me for contract work.) I’m amused. I was invited by someone from an online business networking group to meet in person for a cup of tea. I was planning to slouch off to chit chat in my jeans and sneakers when I looked the person up on LinkedIn and nearly choked — she is well-known venture capitalist involved in an about-to-launch web business. I quickly upgraded to dress pants and blouse before I went out the door! (And was later very glad that I did…she was vetting me for contract work.)

]]> By: Richard http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/06/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/comment-page-1/#comment-26902 Richard Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:35:50 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/#comment-26902 funny...I just had my third job interview also and can say that's excellent advice. I asked the president about the company's future, their philosophy and so on. funny…I just had my third job interview also and can say that’s excellent advice. I asked the president about the company’s future, their philosophy and so on.

]]> By: Amanda Nicole http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2008/06/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/comment-page-1/#comment-26876 Amanda Nicole Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:55 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/use-your-investigative-skills-to-get-you-the-gig/#comment-26876 This is great advice, Deb! More and more, I find employers are asking questions that lead back to their own company. I've been asked slews of questions about what I think of company websites and literature, I think not only because they consider my professional opinion to be of interest, but also to test to see if I've taken the time to research them. From their perspective, it totally makes sense in that they'd sooner hire someone they thought to be the right match for the position, and they're not just another item on a freelancer's list of job applications to get through. Great post! This is great advice, Deb!

More and more, I find employers are asking questions that lead back to their own company. I’ve been asked slews of questions about what I think of company websites and literature, I think not only because they consider my professional opinion to be of interest, but also to test to see if I’ve taken the time to research them.

From their perspective, it totally makes sense in that they’d sooner hire someone they thought to be the right match for the position, and they’re not just another item on a freelancer’s list of job applications to get through. Great post!

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