RE: Tools versus skill set

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Will Husa
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:25 PM
> To: 'Tammy Van Boening'; 'TechWhirl List'
> Subject: RE: Tools versus skill set
> 
> This reminds me of a friend to went to an interview for a 
> contract position at a company that required him to know 
> Arbortext and Framemaker. He didn't know either program, but 
> he could write. 
> 
> During the interview, he asked about the requirement for 
> these software tools. The project manager told him that the 
> company didn't have these tools, but was going to be buying 
> them within the year. 
> 
> So the friend asked again about the requirement for these 
> software tools.
> 
> The PM replied that the owner didn't want to spend the money 
> to train the whole company on these tools.  The owner 
> expected the TW to train them all while he was there.
> 

That sounds like a *great* job opportunity -- for a tech writer who
already knows Arbortext and Framemaker.

First, the company hires you. Then, they buy the tools -- probably using
your recommendations for versions, etc. Finally, you lead training for
everyone else -- which means that they'll use the tools according to
your own practices.

Not every tech writer is lucky enough to have that much influence on the
documentation process.








































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