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Subject:Re: XML & the future of tech writing - 2 thoughts From:Iggy <iggy_1996dp -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:38:15 -0800 (PST)
What you see in ads are more of a wish list than a
requirement.
--- Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- Rad -dot- co -dot- il> wrote:
> If we agree that knowing the tools is less important
> that understanding the
> product + knowing how to write, then we should
> convince employers that
> knowledge of a specific tool is not an important
> hiring criteria, but a
> secondary one. I still see a lot of ads mentioning
> tools as MUST
> requirements. I know sometimes there is not enough
> time to train people, but
> that should be only SOMETIMES not ALWAYS.
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