Re: BS-ing your way into a Tech Writing job (was: The Tech Writing World)

[DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com]

Then you're learning from the wrong guy. My first tech writing mentor and business partner, Neil Churgin, was completely honest with all of our clients, yet he was extremely successful at landing jobs. Neil doesn't just give the *impression* of being intelligent, personable, flexible, and quick to learn new technologies -- he really *is* all of those things. When we talk about "people skills," we don't mean the ability to fool people, but rather the ability to listen to them and respond in an encouraging and articulate manner.

Dan Goldstein

Craig Cardimon brightened 3/27/03 with:
> I was talking to an ex-manager of mine about job hunting. He told me I am
> too honest and I had to learn to Bull S**t. He said he landed and held every
> job he ever got by BS-ing his way in. Act like you know what you're doing
> and then fake it until you do know it.
> 
> I'm learning.
> 

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