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Subject:RE: job title nomenclature on biz cards From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:09:25 -0400
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> From: TechComm Dood
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: job title nomenclature on biz cards
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> You're getting too hung up on titles and not thinking about roles.
> "Communicator" is indeed vague both in title and role. "Editor" as a
> title means little, and as a role indicates that someone is quite good
> at ensuring information is accurate, consistent, and
> well-written/presented. "Writer" as a title means you write, but just
> how is not easily determined, and as a role indicates that the
> majority of time spent is on writing new content where once there was
> nothing...
I have often seen job ads for "Editor" or "Writer." STC notwithstanding, I
have yet to see an ad for "Communicator."
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