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<<<Why are recruiters and employers so obsessed with someone possessing a
degree in English Lit, Journalism or Tech Writing before they consider
someone for a job?>>>
I think this stems from the American corporate and government desire to
categorize employees into pay grades with job descriptions, blah, blah,
blah. Systems HR departments seem to have a real problem with how to
pigeonhole a documentation person. Now, programmer/analysts they
understand, but tech writers... they're just a step up from typists, right?
<tongue thrust deeply in cheek>. But then we've had that discussion
before.
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Dave Wood, Documentation Manager | No profit grows where is no |
Corporate Accounting Services | pleasure taken. |
Marriott International | |
Washington DC (301) 380-4339 | Taming of the Shrew, 1:1 |
dave -dot- wood -at- marriott -dot- com | |
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My opinion only. Marriott pays people a lot more to say what its opinions
are.
