pabloMVM
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1 edit | reply to Zombieman05
Re: Career path / directional help? Hi,
Nothing replaces a sound theoretical background. I'd suggest going to a University and studying Computer Science. Truly understand the theory and the concepts behind computing. When coupled with practical knowledge, the combination makes solving technical problems easy.
I'd also suggest you start to read. Anything well written. Normally I wouldn't have said anything but since you're looking for career advice, I thought I'd mention it. I apologize if it sounds harsh.
Edit: If the second paragraph is too subtle, I'm suggesting your writing skills need to be improved. It's important to have both verbal and written skills.
Cheers,
-pablo
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| said by pablo:
It's important to have both verbal and written skills.
Absolutely, that is one of the most important skill sets to have in this field (or any for that matter). I can say with all honesty, I would not be where I am today without that ability. |
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pabloMVM
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kudos:1 | Hi,
When I used to hire people, I'd ask for a writing sample. Nothing fancy. A document they've written. Even a few paragraphs.
Also, I'd send them e-mail and ask for `further elaboration' on something `easy' on their resume. I wasn't trying to trick them. I wanted to see their writing style.
Anyone with poor writing skills didn't go further.
Cheers,
-pablo
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said by pablo:Edit: If the second paragraph is too subtle, I'm suggesting your writing skills need to be improved. It's important to have both verbal and written skills. Cheers, -pablo What is wrong with his writing skills?
I've seen WAY worse from college graduates. |
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pabloMVM
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2 edits | said by bjlockie:What is wrong with his writing skills? Hi,
There is plenty wrong with the writing skills. In a single sentence we find:
• `anywho' - is not a word
• `whose' - should have been `who is'
• `disassembling of them' - should have been `disassembling them'
If someone is looking to enter the professional world, you need to be able to write.
Edit: I should clarify the last sentence. It's far more difficult to get into a professional environment if you have poor writing skills.
I've worked with people who've had exceptionally bad writing skills. One example was a woman who worked for a very large computer company. She was a Sales Engineer. She wrote up a report for a prospect. She sent it to me and the salesperson. I shook my head as I read it. It was awful. My ten year old could have done a better job. Before I could ask her to re-write it (I was a consultant and she was the employee), the salesperson unloaded on her. It was not pretty.
Cheers,
-pablo
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| said by pablo:said by bjlockie:What is wrong with his writing skills? Hi, There is plenty wrong with the writing skills. In a single sentence we find: • `anywho' - is not a word • `whose' - should have been `who is' • `disassembling of them' - should have been `disassembling them' I usually catch stuff like that but I totally missed it.
One thing I recommend to anyone posting online is to get a spell checker for your web browser.
I use firefox's builtin spell checker but I am sure there is something for IE.
It won't help with grammar but it is a start.
I also try to avoid writing IM-lingo (ur, no punctuation) for anything hat is NOT realtime (eg. email, forums). |
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said by pablo:Edit: I should clarify the last sentence. It's far more difficult to get into a professional environment if you have poor writing skills. The invoice I got from when took my car in for service is full of spelling and grammar mistakes.
I still haven't decided what to do.  |
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pabloMVM
join:2003-06-23
kudos:1 | reply to bjlockie
Hi,
As I said in my initial response to the OP, I'd have ignored the grammar but given he was looking for career path help, I thought I'd mention it.
Cheers,
-pablo
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