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Re: Meta-Topic On Discussions (delete as appropriate)
Subject:Re: Meta-Topic On Discussions (delete as appropriate) From:"Jeff Hanvey" <jewahe -at- lycos -dot- co -dot- uk> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:53:10 -0500
Actually, my mind did change, but I think it was more because of experience
than anyone's presentation.
When I first started in the field, I believed that so long as I could write,
then I'd be set. It took me almost a year to land my first tech writing job,
and the rejection reason was almost always the same: I didn't have the
subject knowledge. After that first job went bust because of the sagging
economy and I entered the market again, it took me over a year to find
another job - and I heard the same reasons all over again.
I realized that there are only two ways to land a job: either know someone
who can get you in the door, or know your subject.
I didn't communicate it to the list per se, but I was very vocal in advising
people to get this knowledge.
Jeff Hanvey
Augusta, GA
jewahe -at- lycos -dot- co -dot- uk
> Has anyone engaged in these discussions ever had their minds changed by
someone else's arguments/evidence/presentation? Have you entered into one of
these
> discussions saying, "I believe X is true," and come out at the end of the
thread
> saying, "Now I see the error of my ways. Now I believe either X is not
true or Y is
> better than (or as good as) X."
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