atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before that?

And from my experience rates are market driven. I was told by an agent that 
recruiters are currently  'talking rates up'. It's busy now, but many of us 
remember times when there was little work and a subsequent fall in contracting 
rates.

Kay

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ana Young
Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 1:21 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before that?

Hi,

The problem with stating rates and/or prices is that you then have to specify a 
rate for each different state. And, from someone that lives and works in Qld 
but used to live and work in Sydney, I can assure you that the rates are very 
different.

Unless, of course, this is a discussion about accreditation for TWs in the 
Sydney area only.

Cheers,
Ana

--- Elizabeth Fullerton
<Elizabeth_Fullerton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I think a document outlining skills and prices is a very good idea, 
> and could be a precursor to some form of accreditation in the future - 
> once employers get used to the kinds of skills they can expect for the 
> price they are paying. As well as a better idea of what tech writers 
> can actually do...
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Elizabeth Fullerton
> Business Solutions Architect
> Infosys Australia
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hallett, 
> Michelle
> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 11:42 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before that?
> 
> Janice,
> 
> I'm not thinking of unionising or even accreditation. I'm thinking of 
> a short document to distribute to agencies and employers which 
> outlines our skills and expected prices. I do think that any document 
> I or a small group of people produce should be reviewed by other 
> technical writers.
> 
> Regards
> Michelle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Janice Gelb
> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 11:35 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before that?
> 
> Hallett, Michelle wrote:
> > Janice,
> >
> > We can make an attempt to act as a group and get
> things to work for us or we can be negative about this and assume it 
> will never happen because writers aren't herd animals.
> >
> > As long as I have the time, I prefer to try, naïve
> as that may seem.
> >
> 
> More power to you. I definitely think that trying to come up with 
> reasonable rates to suggest to new technical writers or contractors as 
> prevailing rates, and a sliding scale based on experience and talent, 
> is a good step. However, I think that "unionizing" or accreditation 
> are not feasible and I hate to watch a lot of people spend a lot of 
> time on something that is largely impractical and not likely to affect 
> the market. However, it's not my time so good luck to you!
> 
> -- Janice
> 
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