Careers
Why You Need a Technical Communicator
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Every company should have at least one technical communicator. A technical communicator (technical writer) is a valuable addition to the team in any organization, especially one in the scientific, medical, or high tech industry.
Technical communicators:
Facilitate communication
Translate technical language into plain language
Document processes and procedures
Communicate technical & scientific developments to a lay audience
Help turn information into [...]
We’re Growing!
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009This September marks our largest ever Tech Comm class at Seneca. One of the reasons for this larger class is the Ontario government’s Second Career initiative which assists people in going back to school to retrain for a new career or upgrade their skills so that they are more employable. It’s a great program, and [...]
Ideal Second Career
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Changes in the economy often mean unexpected layoffs and situations that prompt one to think of a career change. Technical communication is a profession that allows you to leverage your prior background and training into a new career.
No matter what industry you worked in, you can take those skills and reapply them in a new [...]
Teaching Professionalism
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008I was asked how it is possible to instill professional identity into technical writers. My response was that professionalism can indeed be taught, and we do that very thing here in the Seneca Tech Comm program.
Simple things such as document ownership, good project management, displaying integrity, building relationships (with SMEs and others), using [...]
No Gender Bias
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Technical Communication is a profession that is practiced equally well by women and men. For many women working as technical writers in the ’60s and ’70s, our entrée into some male-dominated high tech fields came through the door of technical communication. We were accepted on teams in aerospace, engineering, automotive, and manufacturing because our skills [...]
Learning to be a Technical Communicator
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Few careers for writers pay as well, or provide as much ongoing challenge and satisfaction, as the profession of technical communication. It is not unusual for an experienced technical communicator to make close to $100K per year, depending on the type of company in which they work. Many enjoy salaries in the range of $65K [...]
