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Subject:RE: entering tech writer field From:Kathryn Hall <KHALL -at- mail -dot- hartford -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:45:55 -0500
I'm in a similar situation to that of Tom Johnson. I will be graduating with
a B.A. in Technical Writing in April, but the curriculum at my school has not
included much hands-on technological learning. We concentrated more on
writing itself without the use of tools. I've taken some HTML and JavaScript
classes, but don't have the hard programming background most tech. writers
seem to possess. I'd love to get that kind of background, but am afraid I
won't have it by the time I'll be doing my job search. Any ideas about where
to find jobs that aren't afraid to hire writers looking to get more
"technical"?
>===== Original Message From John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> =====
>Why the tech writing field? You've given lots of information about
>what you don't know and what you do know. What you don't give is what
>you've been exposed to that says "I'd enjoy being a technical
>writer"?
>
>What makes you think that the profession of technical writing is for
>you (other than what you've heard about rates and salary)?
>
>I'm not attempting to be antagonistic...it seems that before you
>devote time and resources to a field, that you know something about
>the field.
>
>--- Tom Johnson <thj5 -at- columbia -dot- edu> wrote:
>> I was wondering if some of you might give me information about
>> entering the
>> technical writing field. I don't have a strong background in
>> technology, but
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