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Subject:Re: the way it's supposed to work From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 4 Nov 2003 00:27:52 -0500
From: "Mitch Berg" <mitch -at- mitchberg -dot- com>
>
> At 07:53 AM 11/3/03, you wrote:
>
> >Which is why I moved into the field of requirements analyst. Although I
> >still consider myself a technical writer, I start at the beginning of the
> >process, helping users to define what they need. It is very refreshing to
> >see a final product that not only works, but works like the user expected
> >it to!
>
> Ditto. That's exactly why I got into Software Design; not only does it fit
> into a more interesting part of the process (getting the job done right the
> first time), but, frankly, I like the fact that I get taken a lot more
> seriously, and spend less time justifying my existence to management than I
> did when I was a techwhirlie.
>
> In fact, I got some great advice five years ago from a recruiter: Get
> "tech writer" off your resume ASAP.
>
> Sad, but true. Your mileage may vary.
>
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