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RE: What is a reasonable training period for newbie writers?
Subject:RE: What is a reasonable training period for newbie writers? From:christopher -dot- borresen -at- tellabs -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:10:56 -0600
My experience is almost exactly the same except for the six months of
boilerplate revision. I came from an unrelated field, this position was
suggested to me, I knew I had the tools, so I jumped. I also landed in
the right place with a mentoring senior writer and a company that
spends a lot on training. In less than two months I feel like I'm up to
speed on the tools, most of the subject matter, and the position as it
relates to the company. (More powerful than I would have guessed.)
Much depends on the motivation of the individual.
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Subject: Re: What is a reasonable training period for newbie writers?
I did exactly that. I had six months experience revising boilerplates
and
fancied myself a tech writer. A friend of mine once commented, "There
is great
confidence in ignorance." He's right. I had nothing but unwarranted
confidence,
and the great good fortune to be in the right time, the right place,
have a
senior writer on the project willing to mentor me, and a God-given gift
for
doing this.
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