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Subject:RE: A wee story for you... From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:27:04 -0700 (PDT)
On my resume, I have a paaragraph at the end of my resume listing all
the software that I claim to be productive with, in order of
strength.
In other words, the first few applications might be Word, Frame,
RoboHelp, etc., and the end applications might be ABCFlowcharter,
etc.
When I show my portfolio with maybe 30 different pieces, Word, Frame,
WP based items are intermixed.
I cannot remember when the last time someone said "HOW well do you
know Frame (or Word, or any of them, you pick)", or "What was THIS
piece made with.
I HAVED been asked "How strong of a tech writer are you?" and I once
I answered "I can bench bench 265 pounds...is that strong enough?),
but I canot recall being asked how experienced I was on the
application...they just seem to be happy top find someone who SAYS
the know it.
What they seem to be more interested in is the process that use to
extract information from a obtuse developers, or whether I know what
is involved in web content management.
> :: How about person B and C? If person B or C says he is an
> : : experienced FM user, is he lying?
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John Posada, Senior Technical Writer
"How to be happy in life: Never impose your beliefs
on anyone else and never fry bacon in the nude."
-- Anon mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com, 732-259-2874
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