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Monday, May 23rd, 2011Technical communicators from around the world gathered recently in Sacramento, California for the 2011 STC Summit. While the big news included STC Certification and the emergence of media-rich content in ebooks and ePub format, many of the perennial topics such as single-sourcing, localization, and content management were given a social media facelift and placed in [...]
What You Can Do as a Technical Communicator
Thursday, March 17th, 2011Listen to the podcast, download the handout, and review the PowerPoint given by Beth Agnew at the STC Career Day, Sep 25, 2010. In this presentation, Beth talks about the many roles technical communicators can fill, the types of work they do, and the value they add to any organization. She likens them to “Swiss [...]
Techwriter — Good Career for 2011
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2010/12/06/best-careers-2011-technical-writer “As one of the 50 Best Careers of 2011, this should have strong growth over the next decade.” “Suggested job searches: Editor jobs | Technical Writer jobs | Medical Writer jobs | Grant Writer jobs | Senior Technical Writer jobs | Proposal Writer jobs”
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 [...]
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 [...]
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