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Subject:Re: Background From:Rose Wilcox <RWILC -at- FAST -dot- DOT -dot- STATE -dot- AZ -dot- US> Date:Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:12:00 PST
Rick Lippincott wrote:
What I think Nancy is saying is that you need smart people. They'll
learn.
You can't avoid a learning curve, but you can pick the people who will
best
be able to handle that curve.
I agree, but it's not just intelligence that is required. I've met
some very intelligent writers who were techno-phobic (at
worst) or just didn't like technology. A zest for learning new
subjects and a resume that demonstrates that can be a
good indicator too. Especially if the subjects learned are
technical rather than verbal. A person with a strong ability
to learn foreign languages is obviously quite intelligent.
But if they hate learning new software, they won't make a
great technical writer (although they could become
competent in a long-term position in which the tools don't
change much).
Rosie Wilcox
Roving Tech. Writer
rwilc -at- fast -dot- dot -dot- state -dot- az -dot- us
ncrowe -at- primenet -dot- com
