RE: tool nonsense (gearing up to be a tech writer)

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> Then I started looking for a job. I searched for over 9 months,
> hitting the job boards, networking with STC, endlessly sending out
> resumes, et cetera. Almost every job ad asked for FrameMaker
> knowledge. Because it wasn't on my resume, I didn't get a call
> back. The ones who did call me back would make a point of

Jeff...not to jump on you, but after the first month of being turned
down becuase you didn't know FM, why didn't you simply learn it? Buy
a copy, get the Classroom in a Book, spend a weekend and go through
the lessons. Now, you have FM on your resume.

I only ask this because I did something similar to this. I
interviewed on Friday, they asked about it...I said I knew it (I
lied...so shoot me), I went home and ordered it for Sat delivery, by
Monday I was at the job and productive. 

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John Posada, Senior Technical Writer
"How to be happy in life: Never impose your beliefs
on anyone else and never fry bacon in the nude."
 -- Anon
mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com, 732-259-2874

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