How NOT to market yourself

[jilara]

While checking for writing jobs online, I come across profiles of people who are looking for work as writers. Some of these folks don't seem to have a clue as to what a resume or online profile is supposed to do. Others, well... their copy speaks for itself. Here are a few sigh-worthy examples

Comments

[randwolf]

I think this person is a non-native speaker of English, and a scammer.

[jilara]

Which one? All of these are from different online work profile listings. (Each person separated by a paragraph break.)

[grey_lady]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....

[tagryn]

There's a saying that if a person knows they aren't good at anything, they probably still think they can make a living as a writer.
(I'd add "or run a restaurant" to that...)

Not everybody needs to go to Clarion to survive as a writer, but they'd probably benefit from a workshop to at least get a realistic appraisal of their chances relative to their talent. It sounds like most of them are young/non-native/just starting out so some of that is understandable, but in this employment environment there isn't a junior league when it comes to winning paying work.

[freyjaw]

Eurgh. Those are bad.