RE: Definition of Technical Writer

Subject: RE: Definition of Technical Writer
From: "Karen Murri" <kmurri -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: "'Bill Swallow'" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'Combs, Richard'" <richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:09:42 -0500

>> The economy is humming along with unemployment under 5% and wages
> rising significantly (I believe the average was 6 or 7% in the past
> year), so I'm not surprised that it's a seller's market in most
professions.

>>Good point. At least in the US, we're in a job-seeker's market once again.


'Splain to me, then, why I've been looking for 3 months and have only had
one real interview - and that was for an instructional design job.


<<R. Schwartz said: I also
interviewed a fully qualified technical writer who once worked for IBM
but is totally unqualified for work in Information Technology (now
that's a paradox) because he wrote chiefly reference documentation that
I have not seen for 25 years. The man is only in his mid thirties and is
totally out of date!>>>


Unfortunately, I suspect this is why I'm not getting calls (although I'm not
looking for work in software or IT). I'm a damn good tech writer, but I
worked for 6 years at a firm focused on mechanical engineering and they're
not interested in paying for fancy-schmancy document technology. Just Word,
please, and as simple as possible. Yup, I'm behind, but that doesn't mean I
can't do the job!

Sigh.
** Stares at resume to see what I can change that might sell me **

-Karen

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