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longwords	Post subject: Employer fooling self Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:43 pm
Joined: Fri May 06, 2005 8:31 pm Posts: 552 Location: Pennsylvania	From a job posting on journalismjobs.com: Quote: Do you have great editorial judgment and people skills? We are looking for a full-time online editor to help launch a pioneering media company in San Diego. As Editor, you will be responsible for a mix of reporting, blogging, copy-editing, and web production. The editor will manage a small core of staff journalists, several outstanding freelancers, media partners and news syndicates to produce the best online news product in the region. The editor will have outstanding news judgment, reporting and copyediting skills. Bonus points for Web skills (HTML, SEO, photo editing, video production, etc.) Enthusiasm, passion and humor are also required. Pay negotiable depending on experience, plus health coverage and stock options. Send resume and cover letter to ron.sdnn@gmail.com How often do people skills actually trump web skills like HTML, SEO, video production and so forth when it comes to hiring someone for online positions?
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Wayne Countryman	Post subject: Re: Employer fooling self Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:25 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1775 Location: Baltimore	Quote: How often do people skills actually trump web skills like HTML, SEO, video production and so forth when it comes to hiring someone for online positions? I don't know anything about this particular company, but I've seen some where "people skills" [if you mean brown-nosing, or patience under stress from bad management, understaffing or technological problems] did mean more than ability.
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gdcfa	Post subject: Re: Employer fooling self Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:27 am
Joined: Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:16 am Posts: 190 Location: Canada, eh?	Quote: The editor will . . . produce the best online news product in the region. Is the Internet confined to San Diego? Maybe they should raise their sights a little. Aim higher. Why not try for best darn online product on the west coast. We'll never see it in the midwest or on the eastern seaboard, so they don't have to worry about competition on the other side of the mountains, which are known to block Internet transmissions.
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Peter Sibley	Post subject: Re: Employer fooling self Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:54 pm
Joined: Thu Jun 19, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 108 Location: Tucson, Ariz.	San Diego Nutrition Network?
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Commakaze	Post subject: Re: Employer fooling self Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:50 pm
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:44 pm Posts: 33 Location: Palm Harbor, FL	Wayne Countryman wrote: patience under stress from bad management, understaffing or technological problems Ohhh, so people were *right* to imply I have no people skills. My bad.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: Employer fooling self Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:03 am
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	If you want to tap one's SEO knolwedge you are going to have to pay a pretty penny, mister.
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