RE: Breaking into the tech writing job market

Subject: RE: Breaking into the tech writing job market
From: "Mike Schmidt" <mschmidt -at- weathercentral -dot- tv>
To: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>, "Peter Neilson" <neilson -at- alltel -dot- net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 08:54:04 -0500

I guess my original point was that I managed to get a technical writing
job with virtually NO writing experience. I was familiar with the
operation of the equipment, had a degree (albeit non-related), was
definitely into it, and did prove to them (during the interview process)
that I could write coherently. I wrote a few paragraphs on the operation
of my own Fostex audio mixer - something I knew about.

That said, if this person has specific schooling in technical writing,
he should certainly be able to get started if someone like I could.

Now, since I started, I've had nearly 20 years of experience, but still
only one graduate-level class. It can happen. That's my point.

I'd have pursued a master's degree if it were available. Memphis State
University had the program, but after one semester, I got laid off and
moved to Kansas City where nothing was available. Can't find much here
either, and now I'm old and have a kid and am a scout leader, and not
nearly the time I once had. But now I'm also rambling.

Later

ms

-----Original Message-----
From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:48 AM
To: Mike Schmidt; Peter Neilson
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Breaking into the tech writing job market

But if you are a novice, your only choice IS to write like a novice.
You don't have a choice...you ARE a novice. That's my whole point.

--- Mike Schmidt <mschmidt -at- weathercentral -dot- tv> wrote:

> I never said writing LIKE a novice.... I said writing TO a
> novice...Something we have a lot of in our audiences. If you remember
> your basic intro to tech writing classes, they tell you to write at
> about a 6th grade level.


John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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