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A few gigs ago, my boss sticks his head into my cube and says "jeezz, your a
fast typer!"
I told him "Yeah...and if I didn't have to hit the backspace key every third
keystroke, I might be productive, too!
-----Original Message-----
From: Dana Worley [mailto:dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:54 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: typing @ speed
On 14 Jan 2003 at 21:18, Bil Gladstone wrote:
> I've done plenty of work very much like this on a volunteer basis for
> local non-profits through the past year, but I'm definitely not a
> "scorcher" on the keyboard. In your experience and opinion, is my
> paltry 40 wpm going to scotch my chances?
Chances are, they will not ask how quickly you type. If they do,
answer truthfully but try to stress that it really should not affect the
quality of your work. If they don't, I would not volunteer the
information.
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