Re: Help! First TW job interveiw

[Tony Rocco <trocco -at- ONDISPLAY -dot- COM>]

Well, Stan, there is a pretty egregious problem with the job posting you are
responding to. The first requirement listed is the age of the applicant.
Discrimination based on age is akin to discrimination based on race or
gender. You can't say, "White male, 25 - 25, wanted for tech writer
position."  What this employer has done is highly illegal and could result
in serious legal consequences.

I would consider "closing the deal" with a firm that does not practice any
form of discrimination. I would also look askance on any firm that is not
aware of federal age-discrimination laws.

- tgrrr
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        From:   smith [SMTP:smith -at- DDS -dot- NL]
        Sent:   Friday, March 12, 1999 4:17 AM
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        Subject:        Help! First TW job interveiw

        Hi TECHWR-Ls,

        Help. I have my first job interveiw for an entry level techwriting
position
        in less than 7 days. The position is within the research and
development
        dept. of a medium sized international IT firm (job description
below).
        I am coming from a non-tecnical or writing background (I have a
masters
        degree in social sciences) but I have great interest in learning
more about
        computing. I am basically self-taught and I've gained lots of useful
        information and tips from reading this list.

        What pointers can you 'experienced' tech writers give to a beginner
to help
        "close the deal" on the possible first job?
        All advice will be greatly appreciated.
        Thanks in advance.

        Stan Smith


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        Department: Research & Development

        Job description: Technical Writer for the Applications team

        Reporting to the Teamleader, Applications, the Technical Writer in
the
        Applications Team will be primarily responsible for:

                       Writing end-user documentation
                       Writing technical documentation
                       Reporting back to the developers

        The person we are looking for should have the following
qualifications:

                       25-35 years of age
                       Dynamic
                       Team player
                       Open-minded
                       Humor
                       Drive/Commitment
                       PC-experience at Super user level or higher
                       Preferably Notes experience


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