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RE: Typing Requirement in a Tech Writing Ad - How to respond?
Subject:RE: Typing Requirement in a Tech Writing Ad - How to respond? From:"Cindy Kight" <Cindy -dot- Kight -at- DataMaxGroup -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:56:00 -0500
David Downing writes:
<Regarding this wpm typing requirement for a tech. Writer job, does anybody smell a rat here? If they're so concerned about how well you can type, are you sure they're not trying to trick you into accepting a secretarial position, disguised as a tech writer position?>
Could be. Could also be that the person writing the requirements had a bad experience with an otherwise qualified writer whose speed/accuracy was inadequate. Some people get picky about requirements after they've been burned.
Cindy Kight
Technical Communications Mgr.
TSW Solutions, Inc.
