Re: Why they don't ask for candidates by technology skills.

[Tom Murrell <trmurrell -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

John,

I take your point about advertising for the technical, as well as the writing,
skills you want. Even if a job listing is a wish list, which it is, a well-developed
list of job requirements should include all of the skills you want from the person
you will hire.

Still, it is true that it is often difficult to find someone with the full package
that you need. I know that I opt for solid writing and tools skills along with some
proven record of being able to learn the technology-specific things to complete the
package. If a writer can demonstrate both a willingness to learn new things and an
ability to acquire that knowledge in a reasonable period of time, that will work for
me.

I know that the last three jobs I got, including this one, I knew next to nothing
about the technologies involved. I was, however, able to learn them quickly and turn
out documentation, sometimes on tight deadlines.

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