Author: John Cords

John Cords has been an editor for about 13 years and an editing manager for seven, mainly working in scholarly publication and educational materials production. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Writing Resumés and Cover Letters

June 11, 2019 by John Cords | Leave a Comment

I occasionally hire copy editors, and it’s fascinating to see how people handle the rather limited genres of the résumé and cover letter. Traditional wisdom says that applicants can be divided into roughly three categories: not at all qualified, kinda qualified and well qualified. My focus here is how to get from the second category […]

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Reflections of a Managing Editor

March 12, 2019 by John Cords | 10 Comments on Reflections of a Managing Editor

When I started my current job managing a team of editors, I panicked. I had no idea what a manager did. Seven years on, I’ve learned a few things. Some days I feel like I’m still stumbling along, but I’d like to share some tips I’ve picked up along the way. Personality When I took […]

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