TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Giving a surprise test to interviewees? From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:06:41 -0800
This is how I first became a technical writer, except that nobody
sent me for any tool training. I started my career as a design and
test engineer. Most of the best writers I have worked with or managed
over the years started the same way, and not as college students
who chose to train for careers as technical writers. Given a choice
between two candidates no work experience as writers, one with a
technical communications degree or certificate, the other with a
technical education and work experience and good English
composition and grammar skills but no work experience as a
writer, I would probably choose to train the latter.
Gene Kim-Eng
----- Original Message -----
From: <Amanda_Abelove -at- toyota -dot- com>
> What about another tack to take besides tests, which were discussed in a
> thread here a couple of weeks ago? Hire related experience and then
> train... The best editor I ever met was a retired teacher who the company
> had sent to computer clases to learn how to use MS Office.
WEBWORKS FINALDRAFT - EDIT AND REVIEW, REDEFINED
Accelerate the document lifecycle with full online discussions and unique feedback-management capabilities. Unlimited, efficient reviews for Word
and FrameMaker authors. Live, online demo: http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l
Your Ad Here! Have a product or service you'd like to get some attention for? Use this space to get the word out! Contact lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com for more details.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archiver -at- techwr-l -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
