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I've seen managers rate writing lower on the list of
"must haves" than, say, technical skills. The flip side
is writers who apply for jobs and obviously don't have
excellent writing skills. I don't think stating
writing skills as a requirement is out of place.
A.
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Alexia Prendergast
Senior Technical Writer
Seagate Software
alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
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>From: Michael Wilder[SMTP:mwilder -at- SMTPLINK -dot- DELTECPOWER -dot- COM]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 1997 12:45 PM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: Job Postings -Reply
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>When I see the "excellent writing skills" requirement on a job
>listing, it usually indicates an entry-level position and/or a
>company that doesn't know much about tech. writing.
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