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George Mena wrote:
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> Starting out as an apprentice! There's a concept! :D
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> It's good enough for electricians, plumbers, carpenters, machinists and
> many other honorable trades.
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> It's also good enough for tech writers -- but I say that only because I
> apprenticed after earning my journalism degree from college. And even
> then, it helped a lot to have worked for the hometown newspaper while
> going to school.
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> TW programs in college need to work with other apprenticeship programs,
> especially ones offering on-the-job training, but that's just my
> opinion. :D
>
As a mid-life career changer who's been an
"intern" for one year, I certainly agree with
you. This last year has been a wonderful addition
to my two years of study in a master's technical
writing program. To say that I have learned an
incredible amount in the last year would be like
saying the Empire State Building is a highrise.
What I have gained from being an apprentice/intern
is absolutely incalculable.
