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Re: strategies when hiring

Subject: Re: strategies when hiring
From: Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
To: Milan Davidovic <shl_ctf -at- yahoo -dot- ca>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:47:58 -0800

Milan Davidovic wrote:

Apropos of this topic:

Strategies when hiring a technical writer
http://builder.com.com/5100-6401_14-5054627.html?tag=search
I had instant recognition on the point about being responsible for the writing. I used to be quite frustrated by the jobs where I updated existing documents. It was something of a sticking point in interviews, because to some hiring managers, technical *writing* means you create the document, whereas updating is really just editing.

Sure, any one of us could write a manual from scratch when the SMEs who designed and built the product are still around. But how many of us would have the finesse to update it once the SMEs have moved on? Whatever the reason why original writing is valued over updating, I think it is a sign of the decline of civilization.

[opinions welcomed]



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References:
strategies when hiring (was: Tips on Getting Hired): From: Milan Davidovic

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