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Subject:Re: how bad is the job market? From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> Date:Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:19 -0500
> Despite the "entry level" title, this ad specifies many of the skills
> that make experienced software industry tech writers worth what we're
> paid: English degree, good people skills, the ability to write for
> both technical and non-technical audiences, single-sourcing,
> experience with SQL, Linux, and source control, etc.
Yep. Of course any of us will argue that experience in many of those
things pretty much negates the "entry level" title. But companies will
lowball when they can. Not much you can do about it other than not
apply.
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