atw: Re: post a forum

From: Stuart Burnfield <slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:02:38 +0800
I have plans in migrating to Australia ... so in that regards, can you
please answer few questions:

1. Tools which the Aussie companies look forward while hiring a 
technical writer?

    MS Office (mainly Word and Visio)
    Framemaker
    Help Authoring Tools--RoboHelp, AuthorIT, Flare

2. I have about 2 yrs of experience as a technical writer in IT field; 
is there a lot of job opportunities prevailing?

    Two years experience is adequate as long as you were doing a
    range of useful and applicable tasks.

3. What would be the salary package for my experience?

    Depends on the location, industry, contract versus permanent,
    state of the economy...
    There was a salary survey whose results were reported on this list
    a few months ago--you should be able to find it in the archives.

4. What kind of degree much preferable while hiring a technical writer?

    Technical Communication degree (very rare in Australia);
    Computer Science, Science, Engineering, Commerce
    Arts/Humanities with an emphasis on language or writing

    You're right to say that a degree might be preferred by
    particular employers but there wouldn't usually be a firm
    requirement. (BTW I have a Bachelor of Business with a major
    in Information Processing)

5. How is the TW job at Aussie?

    Lots of work in Western Australia at the moment, not too bad
    in other states I believe. Again, this question comes up quite
    often so you should get a good feel by scanning the archives
    for the last few months.

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