Getting Up To Speed On A Contract Assignment

[Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I guess tech writers do a wide variety of things.  I have been on a contract assignment for over seven months and am just now starting to make a contribution.   Up till this time, I spent most of my time just trying to learn the As-Is situation.
   
  Richard "Introspective" Lewis

Mike Starr <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com> wrote:
  if I hired a writer and they took two weeks to get up to speed, I'd seriously question my interviewing skills.


       
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