Gus S Calabrese wrote: > There are people who can perform the variety of tasks indicated. I'm sure there are, but I would expect that a person so talented would hold a job someplace where they can't afford to have him clean bathrooms. Also, don't underestimate the value of specialization, task switching has considerable overhead and should be avoided. > Communicating effectively has nothing to do with the number of > typos, mis-spellings and syntactical errors. The important thing is > the content and how it is presented. Correct spelling/grammar is a significant part of the presentation. And when someone says "excellent _written_ communication", it is reasonable to assume it means "no typos, misspellings, and syntactical errors." But that was a minor point... Best regards, Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist