RE: Why they don't ask for candidates by technology skills.

[John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com>]

>I don't agree with this assertion.  In my relatively short 
>career (not quite six years), I've worked for only one company.  

Nothing is absolute...ya gotta go with the odds. The odds say that if
someone has done only one thing, they may have more problem getting up to
speed on something else than someone who has done a different thing each
time.

First you say:

>I've worked primarily on setup & operations manuals, 
>although I've done a fair bit of online help, organized
>a couple dozen diagnostic flowcharts, and developed 
>and maintained our department's intranet site, which 
>several other groups access and 

Then you go on to say:

>My portfolio and resume' would not demonstrate to you 
>that I can pick stuff up "at a decent speed" based on your criteria.  

If you can show me samples of the above, then you've proven my point. You've
done different things.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
NY: 212-414-6656
Dayton: 732-438-3372


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