RE: Definition of Technical Writer

["technical writing plus" <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Liking more the general kind of response ("your skills, unfortunately, do
not meet our requirements at this time"). This way you don't get into any
possible argument/discussion over the definition of 'technical writer'.
Although there are specific ways of describing what a technical writer does,
in fact the point of the little bit of communication that goes on when you
have to let someone down for a job is business-related. And a discussion of
what constitutes a technical writer should not be warranted, IMHO.
  Another thing. What happens when you do need to accept one (because that
person has the skills) of those who 'have accomplished all sorts of things'
but who don't have a technical writing background in the strict sense of the
term? 

Jim Jones	  http://www.tinyurl.com/4arjc

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>... to recruit a "senior" technical writer...finding people who respond to
my job announcements who have accomplished all sorts of things and claim to
be technical writers so that they can be hired by my company. 
 
>What is a technical writer? I need a definition so when I turn someone down
I can give a short answer.
 
The responses so far have been...um...quaint.

I'm sensing that you've seen resumes that are a little wide of the mark
regarding tech writing skills...

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