Getting Hired as a Technical Author - Documentation Office Hours

Getting Hired as a Technical Author - Documentation Office Hours

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Portfolio: choosing samples

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Portfolio: choosing samples

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Getting Hired as a Technical Author - Documentation Office Hours

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  1. 1 Welcome
  2. 2 Updates
  3. 3 A few new tasks
  4. 4 Presentation starts
  5. 5 Outline
  6. 6 Prerequisites: come prepared
  7. 7 Skills: writing
  8. 8 Skills: technology and tools
  9. 9 Attitude: it's bad out there
  10. 10 Attitude: personality
  11. 11 Attitude: the silver lining
  12. 12 Portfolio: choosing samples
  13. 13 Portfolio: be ready to talk about writing
  14. 14 Community involvement
  15. 15 General approach to applications
  16. 16 Down the hiring funnel: set your priorities
  17. 17 Down the hiring funnel: talking to people
  18. 18 Written submissions: tailoring
  19. 19 Written submissions: attitude
  20. 20 Research and preparation
  21. 21 Interviewing
  22. 22 Example of a technical writing career journey
  23. 23 Question: what's the best way to showcase contributions?
  24. 24 Question: how technical do you need to be?
  25. 25 Question: how can you quantify the impact you have through documentation?
  26. 26 Question: how do you decide if you're qualified for a role?
  27. 27 Question: is there much room for creativity in technical writing?
  28. 28 Question: what kind of tests might you face during hiring?
  29. 29 Question: when is the best time to start applying?

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