Subj : Re: Argh!
To   : John Guillory
From : Belly
Date : Tue Apr 19 2005 10:50 pm

  Re: Re: Argh!
  By: John Guillory to Belly on Tue Apr 19 2005 12:07 pm

 >  > I call bullshit. The current world record for typing speed is 150wpm main
 >  > for 50 minutes... Mrs. Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon... and that's o
 >  > Dvorak keyboard. Her peak speed is 212.
 > Maybe on an Electric Typewriter, all I know is what the prerequisits are for
 > various job postings as "MINIMUM" typing speed required, and what some of th
 > typing speeds seen in various typing classes.... I've seen many jobs for ent
 > level secreteries with no experience wanting at least 200wpm, and none of th
 > typing test I've ever taken used Dvorak Keyboards, all Qwerty!  

Out of curiosity, I spent the past 10 minutes looking a job listings requiring
typing skills. The highest speed requirement that I saw was 50wpm. Most were
35-40. Have an example of a listing requiring 200wpm typing speed? I'd like to
see it.

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   BeLLy


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