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I noticed your first recommendation involves contacting local contracting
agencies. Others recommend that first, too, and go on to say that work gets
easier to find after you have completed a couple of projects.
Well, I have contacted the local agencies. My problem here, northeast of
Philadelphia, PA, is the agencies have been of almost no help at all.
First, since the recession hit, a couple have reorganized and the senior
account reps who knew the area have left. Then you wind up talking to a more
junior rep who asks you what technical writing is. Not good.
Second, some say they never or rarely receive any job orders for such a
thing. Also not good.
Except for a few valued mentors, I'm basically on my own. I'm thinking of
joining an association.
Sincerely,
Craig Cardimon
ProTechMed
Computer Programming, Technical Writing, and Medical/Scientific Writing
craig -dot- cardimon -at- att -dot- net http://home.att.net/~craig.cardimon/
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