atw: Re: Strange job advertisments/skills combinations
- From: "Naomi Kramer" <nkr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:46:13 +1000
I think I've worked for govt depts too much. Both ads read (to me) as
written by govt employees who didn't know what they're really looking =
for,
but want it done yesterday :-/
That Canberra one is almost certainly govt, I'd say. Oh the possible =
pain
involved in that one little sentence *shudder*
Naomi
-----Original Message-----
Yeah, I hear what you say, CBK, and I'm not saying bja's concerns aren't
relevant..
IMNSHO though, I like the ad. If taken from the perspective that they =
might
actually know what a tech writer does, and know what a good tech writer
should produce, it would act as a magic filter system...
Say fer instance a newbie applies and states they can produce 20 pages a
day... immediate fail... unrealistic self-expectations.
Say perhaps a reasonably experienced tech writer applies and stating =
they
can produce 5 pages per day, but does not mention that this can vary
depending of difficulty of app, availability of SMEs and variations in
toolsets provided by company... Fail again, seemingly unaware of the
variations from task to task.
Then someone like bja, or cbk comes along, states a range of possible
page-per-day results, lists the possible factors affecting production =
rate,
queries the need for such a tight skill set... Immediate second =
interview
because these people obviously have what it takes to realistically =
assess
and plan for a task...immediately exhibiting the level of tech writer
knowledge and skill required for a serious tech writing job...
Sure as hell would cut through the several hundred wanna be applicants.
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