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RE: How many have Bachelor's degree? (was RE: Creative, and Certi fied too)
Subject:RE: How many have Bachelor's degree? (was RE: Creative, and Certi fied too) From:"Jones, Donna" <DJones -at- zebra -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 8 Apr 2004 16:01:16 -0500
I have a Bachelor's degree in Scientific and Technical Communication. At
this point, it's a tiny line on my resume, nothing more. I've been out in
the work world for 15+ years, so I think my work experience way overshadows
my degree.
HOWEVER, I find myself relying on a day-to-day basis on the grammar and
editing classes that I took in college and on some things that I learned in
an Information Mapping class. I would advise anyone who doesn't have a
degree to take these classes. It will help polish your writing, make your
work "flow" better (I know people who hate that word), and set you apart
from the people whose work is okay but just doesn't read quite as good. The
classes are simply tools that help you do your job better. You can get by
without them, but you should be able to be better with them. That may be a
factor some day as our job markets become more and more competitive.
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Donna Jones
Technical Writer II
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Vernon Hills, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Goldstein, Dan [mailto:DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:51 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: How many have Bachelor's degree? (was RE: Creative, and
Certi fied too)
In interviews with companies, I have not yet been asked if I even have a
degree (I don't), let alone what field it was in.
YMMV
Dan Goldstein
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