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Sue: My husband and I own and operate our own computer business in southern West Virginia. Humble Opinions is a consulting group that installs, maintains, and troubleshoots networks for businesses and corporations.
Sinced 1992, I've written and co-authored over 70 books for Macmillan, IDG, John Wiley and Sons, and DDC Publishing. All of my books are computer-related; topics include operating systems, suites, networking, and other applications.
Sue: I have an education degree so writing the tests is a way of combining those skills with my computer experience. Keeps me sharp.
Sue: In 1991, I was doing desktop publishing for a commercial print shop. I wrote a small (150-page) book about designing documents on the computer for commercial printing. I sent a letter to 5 computer book publishers describing the book and within a week, one publisher-Que Corp.-called to see the book. They published that small book within a larger book that I wrote for them called "Look Your Best with Word for Windows."
Sue: I believe quitting a steady job to start my own business was my biggest professional accomplishment. In 1988, I quit teaching to help businesses learn to use their computers and software more efficiently and effectively. It took courage, self-confidence, and the support of my husband (who in 1992, quit his steady job to join me in my business). Starting a business is frightening for anyone, but for a woman in West Virginia, it's even more so. Established over 10 years ago, my company has been tremendously successful and the work is very satisfying to me.
Sue: I just finished writing "Publisher 2000 Bible" for IDG. This book explains how to use the Publisher program to create professional-looking documents. It includes many elements about document design, type and font formatting, using color, setting up mailing lists, and more. I wrote this book as a break from my last one, which was "Network Administration Survival Guide," for John Wiley and Sons.
Sue: Many of our customers like to be on the cutting edge so we do a lot of research for them. We also read a lot and try out many different products.
Sue: It's frightening to hire someone for today's IT positions without knowing that person's background, experience, motivation, and knowledge base. While you can question your job candidate, call for references, and analyze resumes, you cannot really know what that candidate knows without a more formal, more detailed test. ReviewNet's tests present the opportunity to thoroughly evaluate a job candidate. Because the tests are written by professionals with plenty of experience, the results truly reflect the candidate's knowledge.
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