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Subject:RE: Can this career be saved? From:"Will Husa Documentation Solutions" <will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com> To:<becca -at- di -dot- org>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:15:39 -0500
Sorry for being late to the party.
My advice to someone returning to the workforce would be to look at oDesk.
Although the pay is generally low, there are opportunities to grow and build
a reputation.
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Will Husa
Technical Writer
Will Husa Documentation Solutions
708.927.3569
www.4techwriter.com
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Subject: Re: Can this career be saved?
> How critical is the income right
> now? If your primary goal is to get
> yourself back into the field and put some recent experience
> on your CV, you
> might consider going after some of those absurdly underpaid
> $15-$20/hr
> contract listings that we often post grumbly messages
> about. I hate the
> fact that these exist, but since they're not going to go
> away perhaps they
> can be useful for *something*.
Income is always useful, particularly since we have two kids in college. It
is not imperative, however, and if a $15 or $20 short-term contract came my
way, I'd jump at it, just for the experience and to get back into the field.
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