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Subject:tool knowledge vs. ability to learn From:Thom Remington <remingtf -at- ENGG-MAIL -dot- LVS -dot- DUPONT -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Jun 1997 08:43:12 -0400
Re the thread that was "experience vs. ability":
Toward the latter parts of this thread, some folks have pointed out that you
can get at ability and willingness to learn s/w packages, and that this is
far more important than just having learned one or two.
Amen!
In a previous incarnation, I did user support. I supported about 80 folks in
this little ol' chemical company. Among those 80 - all very bright,
well-educated folks - the ability to learn new s/w ranged from abysmal to
phenomenal.
Personally, I don't know FrameMaker. I've never even seen it. But I taught
myself to use PageMaker in a very short period of time; I'm the resident
expert on Word; I've done programming in a couple of environments. Could I
learn FrameMaker? You bet your.... Could I put FrameMaker on a resume? Not
if I were being honest. If I applied for a gig that *requires* FrameMaker,
would I get it? Probably not.
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