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Subject:Re: Should we hire this guy? From:Penny Staples <pstaples -at- airwire -dot- com> To:Dave Neufeld <Dave_Neufeld -at- spectrumsignal -dot- com> Date:Mon, 05 Jun 2000 14:05:30 -0500
Depends.
- How desparate are you to hire a writer, and is he the best of the applicants?
- Does he seem to have the right attitude?
i.e., knows he doesn't know everything and seems keen to learn.
- Do you have any smaller things you could start him on while you train him?
- Do you have anyone who has time to nurse him along as he learns?