Re: Re: Arrogance (Was single spacing...)

["Steve Schwarzman" <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>]

Chris wrote:
>...the more you know, the more likely you are to be employed.

True, but you can't learn everything, and you will get far more points if
you pick the topics for your learning wisely. In the context of
employability as a tech writer seeking employment at a for-profit
organization, you'll get much farther with technical and business knowledge.

As I've written before, I found it a plus when a candidate knew something
about a field I had no knowledge in and wasn't even business related (or
wasn't related to *my* organization's business) - say, French literature.
That would give me the opportunity to ask them how they went about acquiring
that knowledge, and so on. But this was in a context where they also had
demonstrated technical knowledge and ability as a professional tech writer;
the French lit was something they had studied or picked up on the side and
showed a dedication to learning.

Steve Schwarzman
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Books for Writers - http://www.writersbookmall.com


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