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Subject:Re: Huh? From:Jl Cc <jccwriter -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:17:30 -0800
Well, Bob, in Southern California, it's almost 100% required for TWs
to have FrameMaker and RoboHELP experience. No experience, no job
interview. After over 7 years experience with MS Word, I'll be taking
a FrameMaker class next month.
Jen
---Robert Maxey <Bob_Maxey -at- MTN -dot- 3COM -dot- COM> wrote:
>
> >>Agreed. When all else is equal, hire the guy with more tool
knowledge.
> But,
> most often, all else isn't equal. And most often, a good tech writer
> doesn't
> get her foot in the door unless she has lots of experience with
FrameMaker
> and
> RoboHelp.
>
> Not necessarily true. I know many who do not require Framemaker and
> RoboHelp experience. We certainly don't. I think it is widely used,
but it
> is certainly not that widely used.
>
> I personally look for people who can write, are fast learners and
able to
> adapt. I have RoboHelp, and until I got my copy, I had never seen it
used.
> It took me about a day to become productive with it.
>
> Bob Maxey
>
>
>
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