Don't feel bad Ricky.I'm an unpaid intern at the museum i work at and I
train the regular staff, go figure
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From: "Rickie Good" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: speadsheets and mail merge - was To Those in the Profession Who
Hire


> George Garner asked
>
> >I wonder how in this age of spreadsheets,  mail merges, and document
> templates, one cannot send responses to their applicants
>
>
> I had to respond to this.  While I agree that employers should send
> responses to applicants, I hope no one believes that all museums have
access
> to this type of equipment.  And even if they do have access, believe me,
not
> everyone knows how to use the software.  One museum I worked at had one
old
> pc that was a hand-me-down from the police department.  I think it was a
> 286 - I know it still used the huge floppies.  At my present job, and
thanks
> to a wonderful donor, we have the equipment but I'm the only one who knows
> how to use the "advanced" features - stop laughing - that includes how to
> print labels and how to sort data on a spreadsheet.
>
> And I'm not telling where I work :)
>
> Rickie Good
>
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