Re: Lament

[Emily Skarzenski <eskarzenski -at- DTTUS -dot- COM>]

     > I went to two job fairs yesterday. Each fair had about 40 companies
     > looking to fill high-tech positions. Each company posted a listing
     > of jobs available. Only three companies out of the 80 or so
     > advertised for technical writers.
     >
     > Undeterred, I asked at each booth if they needed any tech writers.
     > Invariably the answer was "Yes"!
     >
     > Why is it that these high-tech companies posted job listings for
     > programmers, engineers, UNIX support, etc. but "forgot" to post tech
     > writer positions?

     Consider yourself lucky. I attended a high-tech job fair a week and a
     half ago. The overwhelming majority of the ~40 companies there were
     computer consulting firms, and only two or three said they hired
     technical writers.

     I asked a few of them who wrote their documentation. Most of their
     answers ran along the lines of "Our programmers do it -- and a fine
     job they do, too!" I resisted the urge to proselytize; it wasn't the
     right venue.

     My lament is this: Too much of the world is *still* unaware of our
     collective talent.

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     Emily M. Skarzenski
     Deloitte & Touche/ICS - Chadds Ford, PA
     eskarzenski -at- dttus -dot- com

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