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Subject:RE: How to I get into this field? From:"Chris Vickery" <cvickery -at- arenasolutions -dot- com> To:"John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>, "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:49:25 -0700
I think it depends on the subject matter. Software you can probably
learn while you skate by on your puckish charm and good looks.
Documenting safety protocols for the Large Hadron Collider? Not so much.
*poof!*
Oops!
Chris
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Subject: Re: How to I get into this field?
Sorry..don't buy it. It may not be enough to know network protocols,
but if I'm bringing in a writer to write about protocols, they need
more that enthusiasm and a knowledge of grammar.
I still stick by statement that you should know something about the
environment in some way, shape, or form
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
wrote:
>
> That depends if The Powers That Be want you to know the product
> beforehand or if it's okay to learn as you go.
>
> Enthusiasm, like charm, can very well win the day.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Posada [mailto:jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com]
>> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 3:03 PM
>> To: Cardimon, Craig
>> Cc: Kerry Cort; Techwr-l
>> Subject: Re: How to I get into this field?
>>
>> No fuss...doesn't it make sense that the more complex the subject,
the
>> more important subject matter knowledge is going to be?
>>
>> For instance, do you think that enthusiasm will be enough to be hired
>> when you have to write configuration documentation on MPLS Traffic
>> Engineering?
>>
>> (I picked that because I'm currently in a Agile Iteration demo of
that
>> feature as we speak)
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Cardimon, Craig
<ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
>> wrote:
>> > I KNEW that would cause a fuss. Well, that's been my experience.
The
>> > people I have met will accept enthusiasm over background. What can
I
>> > say?
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Posada
>> Senior Technical Writer
>> NYMetro STC President
>>
>> 'Half this game is ninety percent mental.'
>> -- Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager
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