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Subject:RE: Green TW searching for software advice From:"Sella Rush" <srush -at- MusicNet -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:41:59 -0800
> I'd be curious to hear of the experiences of other writers.
> Have you more
> often lost contracts and full-time opportunities due to lack
> of knowledge of
> a specific tool, or due to lack of technical knowledge?
Having only had 2 jobs in the past six years, maybe my experience isn't representative.
In my previous job, it mattered that I knew something about databases and that I could create online help. In that case, I decided which tool to buy and use.
In my most recent job, one of the requirements was Framemaker, a tool I had only some non-recent experience with. They hired me in spite of this deficiency, based on my technical experience.
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