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Subject:Re: Entry-level requirements From:Ivan Volaric <ivolaric -at- GESB -dot- WA -dot- GOV -dot- AU> Date:Mon, 3 Nov 1997 18:20:13 +0800
Barry wrote:
>
>>>Come to think of it, all of the touch typists in my group have braces on
>>>their wrists, and tears flow from their eyes when they type now...
>
>>>Maybe...
I've often thought that my not learning to type properly was a good
thing in this regard. Anyway, I can do at least 60 wpm and don't need to
look at the keyboard very often...
I would avoid any company that regarded typing speed as a criterion for
a tech writer's ability - I've never seen it.
>Regards...Ivan.
>
>
>
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