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Subject:FW: Grad School From:"Victoria Sharpe" <vmsharpe -at- prodigy -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 16 Oct 2000 11:00:34 -0500
While this may be true at certain companies, I don't believe it is
universally true. My first job with a fortune 500 company was due to my
masters in technical communication. At that pay rate, my boss indicated that
the company would hire no one with less than a masters.
Recently I am in school again and this time for a PhD in Technical
Communication. Though I may end up teaching, I am looking to do research in
industry and actually move up the ladder quite rapidly. I have gotten
unsolicited job offers almost weekly since I started the program.
I am confident in my knowledge of the distinguishable difference between
theory and practice and the partnership it takes between the two and I would
feel at home in most communication positions.
Victoria Sharpe
Texas Tech University
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>===== Original Message From Nancy Johnson <NancyJ -at- photoworks -dot- com> =====
>When I got my TW certification at the UW I spoke to one of the professors
>about this.
>She said that if you want to teach then yes, get your Masters.
>However, it will not help you much in the workplace.
