Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter
June/July 2008
| Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter June/July 2008 |
The June meeting is on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle in San Francisco's financial district. For details about the location and instructions for purchasing tickets, visit www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm.
What can you do to give a company every incentive to hire you? From knowing yourself, to knowing your audience, to proactively convincing management that you are the best match, here are the steps to meet the company's needs so it will meet yours. Not only will you find better work, but you'll get more respect – and better opportunities – faster.
We'll discuss resumes, cover letters, researching, interviewing, portfolios, and negotiation as they relate to today's local job market for technical communicators. Bring your toughest questions and be prepared to participate fully.
As a former software industry Technical Writer and Publications Manager, and for the past 13 years a recruiter of Bay Area technical communicators, Andrew knows that we often fail to capitalize on our full professional potential. He also knows how we can reverse this tendency. If you're ready to make your career more fulfilling, show up and share. This one meeting will likely save you years of frustration.
Andrew Davis runs Synergistech Communications, a local recruiting firm for staff and contract technical communicators. Andrew is a former writer of system administration and software developer documentation for companies such as Oracle (documenting relational databases on proprietary operating systems), IBM (UNIX hypertext authoring tools), Informix (Windows database tools), Network Equipment Technologies (PBXs and routers), and Verity (enterprise text search tools). He is also a past president of the San Francisco STC.
Andrew is well-connected in Silicon Valley's software and telecommunication documentation communities, and focuses on introducing small and mid-size companies to technical communicators possessing hard-to-find technical expertise. In addition to recruiting Technical Writers, Synergistech has provided its clients with trainers, instructional designers, medical writers, and user experience (UX) professionals on both coasts.
Synergistech's web site, www.synergistech.com, contains detailed, specific advice for aspiring as well as established technical communication professionals, and includes large sections on resumes, portfolios, interviewing, contracting, compensation, and competing in today's job market. He's reachable at andrew@synergistech.com or 1-866-591-2968.