Re: Want to hear from people working in dtp

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: : : : : I would like to hear from people who are working in the field of desk top publishing. : : : I will be taking courses soon and will have my advanced certificate by September. : : : For me, this is a new career field. I've had low paying clerical positions. My passion has been photography as an art form and I enjoy being creative. : : : Please share you experiences with me and tell me all you can about your careers. : : : Thanks : : : Stephanie : : Stephanie, : : Good Luck ! : : DTP has been translated, by most employers, as : : " Semi-Artistic Secretary ". : : I doubt there is a true DESK TOP PUBLISHING job : : in existance. : : Most yo-yo's I've run into wants someone to : : "manipulate" a program they don't know how to use : : and don't want to learn. : : Be sure you get GOOD at "keystokes", you'll find : : most DTP jobs are more "entry" than "publishing". : : I am in the Houston Tx area. In a weekly newspaper : : there is an ad for the paper looking for a Mac DTP : : person paying $6.50-$7.00 per hour. : : In the daily paper there are ads for Word Perfect : : and Word secretaries for $10.00 to $12.00. : : When you go looking for work I would caution : : you about trying to convince a prospective : : employer about how "creative" you are ,or,want to : : be. Most employers hear "creative" as day dreaming : : or lazy. Convince them you are an efficient : : "technician" in whatever program(s) they have. : : Good Luck !

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