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[Solved]Writing samples as scans
Darkewolfe
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My last job involved writing and distributing press releases regularly. When that job ceased to be, our servers were being taken offline, and I printed out a large selection of my work to use as samples in my next job hunt. What I have now are a large collection of documents in print form which I have also scanned into image format, and I'd like to choose the best way to give them to prospective employers. If I'm physically handing an application packet, I'll probably just use straight copies of the documents, however I'm not exactly sure what electronic format people might prefer when being e-mailed an application.
Some of the scans have smaller text than would be comfortable reading when viewed at the initial resolution my image viewer loads (though they're a high quality enough scan to zoom in quite a bit, thus making them readable). Others have larger text. Should I try to find a way to turn them into pdfs? (If so, what's the best free way to turn a jpg into a pdf?) Should I use an internet archive site and send the employer hyperlinks? Should I just send the jpg's? Should I do something else entirely? Insight from people specifically from an industry that uses writing samples especially appreciated.
Some of the scans have smaller text than would be comfortable reading when viewed at the initial resolution my image viewer loads (though they're a high quality enough scan to zoom in quite a bit, thus making them readable). Others have larger text. Should I try to find a way to turn them into pdfs? (If so, what's the best free way to turn a jpg into a pdf?) Should I use an internet archive site and send the employer hyperlinks? Should I just send the jpg's? Should I do something else entirely? Insight from people specifically from an industry that uses writing samples especially appreciated.
What is this I don't even.
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I actually just had a client install it so that they could create PDFs all on their own. *sniff* they grow up so fast.