atw: Re: advice for student technical writer




Hi Erica -

Are you interested in a particular field of TW, such as software, hardware,
telecomms, policies and procedures, medical, science... ?

As others have said, the obvious first step is the smallest one, to a field
you already have a head start in--science, medicine, biotech.

Can you only take work in the Geelong area? If so, you're limited to the
industries that are based there (e.g. playing football, making cars,
probably other stuff--that's the extent of my knowledge :^/ )

If you find it hard to get a TW job through the front door, a common route
is to get a job doing something else you're qualified for at an
organisation that doesn't realise it needs a TW, and gradually become their
TW by osmosis while no-one's looking.

Good luck.
---
Stuart Burnfield
Information Developer
Australian Programming Centre

> I'm hoping you guys can help out a poor student technical writer (a.
> k.a. me, Erica Game) with some of your expert advice.
> I'm currently completing a Diploma of Professional Writing and
> Editing at the Gordon TAFE, Geelong. In a previous incarnation I
> attained a  B.Sc (Biochem),  Dip. App. Sc.( Med. Lab. Tech) and
> spent some 20+ years working as a hospital scientist.
> I'd be really grateful if you could share some of your experiences
> and advice in getting that all important first technical writing
> job. How did you break into the profession?


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