RE: MI-L MapInfo skills

2002-08-16 Thread Evan MacDougall
Is this just me? I remember someone else bringing up the exact same points being given to them about MapInfo from their HRC person. Maybe this is an ArcInfo sales mantra that they try to drill into all HR Consultants to try to drive away competition from MapInfo. Ask a few other HRC's and see

RE: MI-L MapInfo skills

2002-08-16 Thread Evan MacDougall
-Original Message- From: Evan MacDougall Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:27 AM To: MapInfo-L E-mail List (E-mail) Subject: RE: MI-L MapInfo skills Is this just me? I remember someone else bringing up the exact same points being given to them about MapInfo from their HRC person. Maybe

Re: MI-L mapinfo skills

2001-06-15 Thread CDR Group
GIS Clerk We also have to put up with GIS Snobbery.!!! In the UK we have hundreds of users using MapInfo for engineering, layout and legal mapping. Is the HR Consultant comparing MapInfo with CAD or GIS.? All software has more functions than you ever need. Match the requirements of the

RE: MI-L MapInfo skills

2001-06-15 Thread Sinam Al-Khafaji
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. We are moving dangerously close to the old adage To ASSUME makes an 'ASS out of U and ME. Assumption 1: MapInfo is described in the GIS world as a low end

RE: MI-L mapinfo skills

2001-06-15 Thread Feinberg, Harold
by the marketing staff at ESRI that they are on the High End. -Original Message- From: CDR Group [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:35 AM To: GIS Clerk; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI-L mapinfo skills GIS Clerk We also have to put up with GIS Snobbery

RE: MI-L mapinfo skills

2001-06-15 Thread Waardenburg, Dennis
I've always thought it ironic that ESRI software has a reputation for being so complex and advanced, because that reputation is primarily due to the fact that ESRI products have always been clunky, user-unfriendly and bug-ridden. There is a significant experience/time barrier to entering the

Re: MI-L mapinfo skills

2001-06-15 Thread Marc Pelletier
At 08:18 AM 6/15/2001 -0700, you wrote: my job is to maintain a casastral base using MapInfo. in the context of a wage/job comparison, i received the following comments from a human resources consultant and would appreciate feedback: As others have mentioned, it should depend more on your skill