Some Article of Interest to Technical Communicators:
Finding Work
7 Tips on Working with Recruiters (by Donna Timpone)
Recommended reading:
The Consultant’s Guide to Proposal Writing : How to Satisfy Your Client and Double Your Income by Herman Holtz – John Wiley & Sons, (Mar., 1990)
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Interviewing
Here is a general article about interview techniques. Worth a read because it is so critical to finding the right job.
What will they ask me? Here’s a sample of an interviewer’s script.
Resume Writing
How To Write a Masterpiece of a Resume A nice set of resume writing principles.
The TECHWR-L site also has some good articles about resume writing and interviewing.
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