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

Michelle Hallett wrote,
>> 1. Decide clearly WHAT you want to achieve, ie, the benefits;
>> spell it out in terms that can be measured unequivocally.
>
> A document which outlines briefly the skills a technical writer
> brings to a job and what can be expected when you hire one.
Don't confuse means and goals. A document is a (possible) means to a goal. Accreditation is another (possible) means to a goal.
The goal ("what you want to achieve") is something more like "better recognition, better pay, better conditions" -- or whatever, though spelt out much less vaguely than that.
I rarely agree with Brian Clarke, but in this case I think he is absolutely right with his 9-step approach. 

--Jean
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