Re: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?

[Steven Jong <stevefjong -at- comcast -dot- net>]

Milan DavidoviÄ asks about the certification goals of increasing our respect and employability/salary:

> What could I take as objective evidence (i.e. something more than
> anecdotes or opinion) that these have become the case?

For the latter, I should think BLS data, plus practitioner surveys, would suffice. For the former, I think it's going to have to be subjective measurement.

I should tell you that when we did the driver exercise in 2009, legitimacy and respect was the #1 thing.

                -- Steve

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