RE: new technical writer

Subject: RE: new technical writer
From: BMcClain -at- centura -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:39:17 -0500

Have any of the distance classes caused you to do any kind of structured
writing as an exercise? At your stage, a modest portfolio is OK -- just
show that you can research, think, and write effectively.

I've got a crazy suggestion that just might work. If you can download some
freeware online-help development stuff, why not find a programmer who's
developed free- or shareware that clearly needs some help, then offer your
services in exchange for some "street cred"?

Bill McClain
("Writers are always selling somebody out." - Joan Didion)

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From: train2 -at- sprynet -dot- com [mailto:train2 -at- sprynet -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 12:48 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: new technical writer


I was looking for advice on starting my job search as a new
technical writer. I have taken some distance learning classes working
toward a certificate in technical writing. I was hoping to get some more
tips on what to bring to an interview and how important the portfolio is for
a newbie. Its hard to get in the door without one, I have found.

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