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Re: how bad is the job market? New job requirements (ACK!!)??
Subject:Re: how bad is the job market? New job requirements (ACK!!)?? From:beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Technical Writer <tekwrytr -at- hotmail -dot- com> Date:Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:22:10 -0800
Maybe not. Since there's nothing technical in the job description, I wonder
if this is job title inflation designed to attract a better class of
candidate.
Secretary used to be a respectable title. Administrative assistant was
substituted (in the 70s?) when it started to be perceived to be an "pink
collar" profession. Is "technical writer" the logical next step in job title
deflation?
It's curious that whether you are a programmer who writes API docs, or you
just format material that has been written by others, you may still be a
"technical writer." Maybe it depends on the local market?
*Bee*
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> For anyone with experience, it may seem demeaning. That depends how long
> you have been unemployed, how long it has been since your last unemployment
> extension ran out, and how far behind you are in mortgage payments.
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