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Subject:Re: PET PEEVE #3148 From:Debbie Molinaro <MOLINARO_DEBBIE -at- NY -dot- MRC -dot- SONY -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 15 Aug 1995 01:49:00 -0400
>>I've been responsible for hiring writers in the past. I'm far more
concerned about a candidate's ability to learn and adapt than his/her
experience with a specific set of tools.
Kevin Harper
Tivoli Systems <<
I agree with you, but that wasn't the original topic.
Someone said they could "learn" FrameMaker in 2-3 weeks.
I said (with NY sarcasm and disbelief), I think not.
I will always put the ability to learn (and damn fast) at the
top of the list.
"I personally think we developed language out of a
deep inner need to complain." -- Jane Wagner/Lily Tomlin
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