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Scared them off, did he? I suppose the course was accurate then :-D
-Wendy
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>wrote:
> A friend used to teach a couple of classes at SF State. I'm not sure
> they still offer them.
>
> I had an entry-level position a few years ago and asked him to pass
> the opening along to his best students. No one applied. (Actually I
> got no decent applicants, so ended up hiring an experienced writer in
> Canada instead.)
>
> I think he said so far as he knew, none of his students ended up
> working as tech writers.
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Ben Givens <bengiv -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > A few days ago, I posted a question about the Webster Techwriters
> > online course. Thanks to everyone who responded. A follow-up
> > question: Are there other tech writing courses out there (online or
> > classroom) that you would recommend to people trying to break into the
> > field?
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