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10/16/2019 By STC Editor

Tech Comm Careers: How do I get started?

Learn directly from a panel of Tech Comm Professionals: How they broke into Technical Communications. What opportunities advanced their careers. The methods hiring managers evaluate candidates as. Did you miss the presentation? Purchase the recording ($5) here for immediate access. Why should you attend this Conference? In this conference, we have invited Technical Communications Professionals… [Read More]

Filed Under: Meeting Recap Tagged With: career tips, how to get a job, interview tips, job advice, professional development, tech comm careers

09/25/2019 By Min Lee

O Captain! My Captain! The Dos and Don’ts of Crafting Your Resume and Portfolio

With light-hearted peer participation, Jack Molisani of ProSpring Technical Staffing deftly guided the audience through an engaging program of avoiding common resume and interview mistakes. Amongst the litany of faux pas he addresses, three major, timeless points are worth revisiting for all levels of technical writers concerning the application process: the resume, networking, and portfolio…. [Read More]

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02/27/2019 By Matt Sullivan

Achieving Content Nirvana with FrameMaker

Content nirvana: A state of content bliss, free from the repetitive effort and suffering associated with digital publishing and ad hoc formatting. How to get there The first step on this path is to understand where your time is currently being spent, and in particular, where you are spending time on things other than content creation and… [Read More]

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01/11/2019 By John Naples

Finding Work as an API Documentation Writer – Key Takeaways

Andrew Davis from Synergistech |  synergistech@gmail.com | Presentation Slides Andrew Davis recruits technical writers for software developers in the San Francisco area. Application Programming Interface (API) An API is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software that specify how software components should interact. API Documentation A technical communication deliverable, the documentation facilitates usage and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Chapter Meetings, Event, Meeting Recap, Professional Development, Technical Communication, Webinar Tagged With: API Documentation, professional development, technical communications, technical writing

10/15/2018 By Sara Feldman

What can the cloud do for you?

On Saturday, October 13, we co-hosted our fourth annual workshop collaboration with San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN)! This workshop was all about how to rethink our own processes to work smarter, not harder. Fortunately, there are many tools (including plenty of free options!) that can help. Our presenter, April Merritt of Ilios Digital Organizing, kicked… [Read More]

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