RE: Non-English tech writer

[elecimag -at- att -dot- net]

Bingo,

I have had three phone calls today to bid on projects with on-site and online training for non-English speaking people. Yes, it will soon be added to requirements lists in addition to technical writing skills.

Len Yen
--
3D Digital Image Processing 
Marketing and Technical Consultant


-------------- Original message from "Humphries, Ola" <Ola -dot- Humphries -at- Energy -dot- Sungard -dot- com>: -------------- 


> By the wave of the future I meant that more new hires will lack high 
> proficiency in the language itself and will need coaching in that area. 
> Certainly it's not the hiring of incompetents. It used to be that many young 
> writers had great writing skills but were weak in the technical end or 
> lacked analytical abilities and interests. 
> 
> Outsourcing is here to stay, at least at my company. Native speakers and 
> writers will be called upon to fulfill the role of editor/teacher for many 
> of these people, as a part of on-the-job training. Our job is being 
> redefined. In fact, this has given me a new idea for how to sell myself in 
> my next career. 
> 
> Ola Humphries * Technical Writer * SunGard * Energy Solutions * 1221 Lamar, 
> Suite 950, Houston, TX, 77010 * 
> Tel Office 713-210-8291 * Home 713-864-1553 * Fax 713-210-8004 * 
> www.sungard.com/energy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:20 PM 
> To: Humphries, Ola; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com 
> Subject: RE: Non-English tech writer 
> 
> > We all like him and I guess we'll just coach him 
> > along. That's the wave of the future. 
> 
> Where did you hear that hiring people who cannot do the job is the 
> wave of the future? 
> 
> John Posada 
> Senior Technical Writer 
> 
> "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never 
> actually known what the question is." 
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