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That's still true in some regions. Not all universities offer any training
toward technical writing, and some of the ones locally that do are really only
teaching basic grammar and writing business letter. It would appear that the
department head there has no clue what tech writing is, or that s
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Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at
my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others
assume that if you can type and spell
(or *not* spell..."hey, that's
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Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at
my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others
assume that if y
But people with those degrees are usually
sw developers or designers, not writers.
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San Jose, CA
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Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at
my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others
assume that if you can type and spell
writers.
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San Jose, CA
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Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at
my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others
assume that if you can type and spell
(or *not* spell..."hey, that's what
At 12:40 -0700 15/5/07, Rene Stephenson wrote:
>I have had secretaries apply for tech writer openings in my group. Internal
>candidates always get phone screening, so I'd have to call them. I always
>asked what they felt were their qualifications, and they all responded that
>they had "good Eng
Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at
my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others
assume that if you can type and spell
(or *not* spell..."hey, that's what spell-check is for, right?") then
you're fully qualified to be a tech writer.
But it
I have had secretaries apply for tech writer openings in my group. Internal
candidates always get phone screening, so I'd have to call them. I always asked
what they felt were their qualifications, and they all responded that they had
"good English" and were experts with MS Word. They wrote lots
ed those classes, they could come and talk to
us about the position. I am not holding my breath.
-Gillian
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As in "So easy a Caveman could do it"?
I am sure all of us have had the experience of someone totally clueless
thinking all we do is type. Had a gal at one of our square dances from
our church in 1983 tell me that while she is a store clerk, she is going to
become a tech writer, "because if you c
John Sgammato wrote:
This is insulting.
A typist is not a technical writer, and "taking edits from subject
matter experts and dropping them into FrameMaker documents" is not
technical writing. You want a stenographer with FrameMaker experience.
You probably *need* a technical writer but don't kn
do it.
Thank you,
-Gillian
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Subject: RE: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA
This is insultin
This is insulting.
A typist is not a technical writer, and "taking edits from subject
matter experts and dropping them into FrameMaker documents" is not
technical writing. You want a stenographer with FrameMaker experience.
You probably *need* a technical writer but don't know what a technical
wri
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