Re: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I'd worry about that if I thought anyone who was looking for
a technical writer was actually using the DOL titles.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>
> I've been objecting to STC's effort to change the definition of the job as 
> listed in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles published by the US Department 
> of Labor. My objection isn't to the changed title (technical communicator) but 
> to the fact that the definition text they want DOL to adopt contains no 
> reference whatsoever to writing or writer. If that happens, someone searching 
> for a technical *writer* won't find that title.

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