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Subject:RE: How to I get into this field? From:"Ronquillo, Michael" <mronquillo -at- equitrac -dot- com> To:"CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:48:32 -0400
Is there any prerequisites required for branching out into the financial
industry or is it something you can learn as you go?
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When I decided to re-tool my career to Tech Writing specifically, I did
what some here have suggested.
1 - Focused on what I knew. In this case, since I was already a
published author and a Web Developer, I pushed that knowledge into
software documentation. I did some freebies, scored a few contract jobs
and shamelessly promoted myself on job sites and a web portfolio.
2 - Spoke with several local Tech Writers and Graphic Designers to
discover the best tools to learn. I downloaded trial versions, got
books, learned how to use the software.
3 - Joined lists like this and asked a lot of questions. Read,
researched, learned.
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