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Subject:Re: First Technical Writer From:Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:33 -0600
Experience trumps degrees... I don't have a bachelor's degree and that's never been a problem when it comes to getting a job.
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pegasus148 wrote:
> Lucky for all of you. I WAS the only tech writer in the company until the
> company experienced some financial woes and laid me off last June. Now I'm
> working in a totally different field since all the tech writing jobs now
> require a bachelor's degree. I still have one more year to go to get my
> Professional and Technical Writing degree. At least I'm enjoying my new
> line of work, even though I had to take a considerable pay cut for it.
> That's life! I'm thankful to be employed!
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