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I think that a Harvard Graphics salesman was trying to snooker someone. In
my ongoing search for work (contract, mostly) I have not seen a TW position
description that even mentioned Harvard Graphics in years.
MS Office (including Power Point) skills are nearly universally desired. I
believe it is your local headhunter who is behind the times.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Roxanne Kent-Drury [mailto:rkdrury -at- NKU -dot- EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 6:33 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Presentation software
I teach professional writing to business and technical students at Northern
Kentucky University and serve on the department's technology committee. In
the past, we've used Powerpoint to get students started with creating
presentation materials. Recently, a colleague was told by a local
headhunter that the students should also be learning and have access to
Harvard Business Graphics, and that teaching them to use Powerpoint was
behind the times.
