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Subject:RE: Which class From:"Grant, Christopher" <CGrant -at- glhec -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:24:29 -0500
> Okay, this is going to sound like an oxymoron but I'm a Tech
> Writer not really interested in programming languages. I like
> technology but not the inside of the box. Anyway, I know I need to add to
my
> resume. So, in my available downtime, I'd like to take a class.
If you're not interested in programming, don't take a programming class.
Find some other skill to learn that you ARE interested in. Programming is
not something to attempt learning if the reason is simply to add to your
resume. You will most likely not succeed if you're not interested in it.
(As a failed CS-major turned TW, I can say this with some degree of
authority.)
In my experience, with respect to work, it's always better to enhance your
strengths rather than attempting to destroy your weaknesses. Destroying
weaknesses has a much lower return on investment.
> Which do you recommend, which is more marketable, and which is easiest for
someone who doesn't like
> programming languages:
Programming languages aren't marketable. People who understand them and can
work with them are. No programming language is easy for someone who has no
interest in programming. YMMV.
My suggestion is this: don't add to your resume because you "know you need
to add to your resume." Think about yourself as a potential asset to a
company, and ask yourself critical questions about how you can become a more
valuable asset. Once you've determined how to do this, the changes to your
resume will follow.
Chris Grant
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