Re: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?

Subject: Re: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:57:19 -0800

I wouldn't call is a "wash" unless you neglect to add your
ability to manage multiple projects and your familiarity with
the product to your skills and experience set. Project
management is a big plus, often even if it comes at the
price of losing a bit of your edge with hands-on grunt
tasks.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
> I find myself in the strange (to me) position of working in a company
> where I am more and more able to get a lot of the information that I
> need from project documents (Requirements docs, specifications,
> statements of work, and so on, that are actually [a] written, and [b]
> written on time), where I've long been accustomed to winging it, and
> getting my info by dealing with SMEs and by using the product (or
> something that kinda resembles what will be the product). The
> increasing
> maturity of the project docs, as our company matures, would be making
> my
> job easier, except that the workload increases apace. That is, it's
> getting easier to achieve each individual thing, but there are more
> things to do in the same space of time, so it's a wash.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.


References:
what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?: From: Paul Kretschmer
RE: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?: From: Dan Goldstein
RE: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?: From: Paul Kretschmer
Re: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?: From: Will Husa
RE: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?: From: McLauchlan, Kevin

Previous by Author: Re: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?
Next by Author: Good, recent books for beginners in TW?
Previous by Thread: RE: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?
Next by Thread: RE: what separates a senior tech writer from a regular tech writer?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads