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Saturday, April 14, 2007 2:53 PM

What I look for in a resume

Since I'll be hiring for a few positions over the next couple of months, I'm already looking at resumes.Here is my -- very subjective -- list of things I look for:Nice layout. Now, this has nothing to do with how good a reporter an applicant is. After
posted by MariaTrombly | 0 Comments
Saturday, April 14, 2007 9:13 AM

Beware of your blog

Today, a job applicant sent me a resume in English (and very nice job, well formatted - the resumes I'm getting have improved a lot, just in the three years that I've ben here in China). She also sent me a link to her Chinese-language blog. I sicced
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 8:51 AM

Managing foreign staff -- using Google Translate

Today a writer who speaks no English sent me an email in Chinese. I read it using Google Translate and sent him a reply -- using Google Translate to translate my answer into Chinese. He had pitched a story about the labor problems McDonald's has been
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