Experience = skill? (was various other threads)

[Christine -dot- Anameier -at- seagate -dot- com]

Eva Barnett wrote:
> If you will be working in the role of an
> intern, the low wage may be compensated
> by guidance and mentorship from experienced
> writers and businesspeople.

In a different thread, Andrew Plato wrote:
> Companies . . . hire inexperienced writers who
> burn them even further.  Then they call an
> experienced person and think they can apply the
> same "you're a moron" attitude to a skilled person.

Experience does not always mean skill. There are plenty of bad
"experienced" writers out there. There are surely some gifted newbies as
well. If I'm going to assess a tech writer's skill, I want to see their
writing---not their resume.

<stifling the "when I broke into this field" rant>

Christine


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