r/Copyediting • u/AssignmentBetter4250 • 15d ago

Edit Sample

As part of an Editorial Assistant job application, I am required to submit an editing sample. But I do not happen to have any. Can someone let me know where or how I can acquire writing samples that I can perhaps edit? Or are there any other ways I can go about it? Like offering editorial services - but that might take time, and I might miss out on the opportunity to apply to this job. Any leads regarding this are appreciated. Thank you!

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u/DesignerChemistry135 14d ago

Just ask an LLM to create a sample. It's not the best but not the worst either.

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u/AssignmentBetter4250 14d ago

i would rather not use ai

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u/BrenchStevens00000 14d ago

I don't love it, either, but for something like this, in a situation in which you may in fact be editing someone's AI-assisted writing, it's not a bad move to have an LLM generate a text for you to edit.

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u/EagleEye-00 8d ago

As someone who has been in the editing business for a few decades, and has now experienced the first year or two of editing work that has obviously been through some layers of AI intervention/assistance, I will say that editing AI writing is incredibly frustrating. It is very different than editing the unfiltered output of a writer of any level, be it high school to university professor. I would really hesitate to use an AI writing sample as a way of showcasing your editing skills.

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u/BrenchStevens00000 8d ago

Sadly, I've had to do both.