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Subject:FWD: Entry-level requirements From:"Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:16:56 -0700
Forwarded anonymously on request (reason likely is clear).
Eric
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> On the lighter side (you may also find this pathetic), there are
> plenty of small, crummy software companies looking for "anyone" to
> write their doc. When I started my first TW job three years ago, I had
> a "lowly" Technical Communications degree and couldn't even type.
> Today I type 60 wpm, my managers seem quite happy with my performance,
> and my salary's about 35% more than when I started out.
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