atw: Re: Blogging and employers
- From: "Caz.H" <cazhart@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:12:00 +1000
Deborah
As someone who blogs and is an active participant in the online community
(including a passing familiarity with Twitter, but I don’t tweet) I know
from years of experience that there is no requirement for me to be even a
tiny bit “web savvy” to initiate and sustain these hobby activities. On
the contrary, a child can do as much, and they do.
By any intellectual standard, their criteria could not be more misjudged.
Have they even looked at the style and functionality of the average blog? Or
Twitter?
Pul-eea-zze!
C
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Deborah Cross <Deborah.Cross@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Checked for you on Twitter before I replied - I think it is already here
> and you've missed it :P
>
> Depends on the industry and outputs of the role of course, but if you're
> employing someone to edit content intended for the web their experience with
> doing this is relevant, which includes blogging and tweeting. The employer
> is obviously looking for someone web savvy and actively participating online
> in a community. Which isn't a requirement of all jobs I imagine.
>
> What is upsetting to me is that the employer doesn't think technical
> writers have the web skills they need. This could be a misconception on
> their part, or it could be the impression left by previous applicants
> and interactions with technical writers.
>
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