RE: A brief intro and a question

[Shavon Walker <walkie74 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

--- Kat Nagel <katnagel -at- bluefrognet -dot- net> wrote:
> In my experience, the best way of getting an interview is to be 
> referred by someone the hiring manager knows and trusts.  So...get to 
> know other techwriters in your job-search area.  Go to STC meetings. 
> Go to IEEE and ACM documentation SIG meetings. 

Hmm, I'm not sure what those are, but then again, I'm a newbie, so I'll have to
find out soon enough,eh?

 Take face-to-face 
> courses that are attended by other technical writers, programmers and 
> project managers.  Tell everyone you meet---including your vacuum 
> cleaner customers---that you love being a technical writer and are 
> looking for opportunities to put your passion to work.  Print up 
> business cards that identify you as a technical writer and hand them 
> out to people who ask you for your email address or phone number.  It 
> is possible to do all this without being obnoxious or pushy.  It's a 
> valuable skill.  Practice.

I really like the business card idea. And I'm sure if I talk enough about it,
maybe I can get some networking done. Thanks for the suggestions!


> Kat Nagel, who just finished a promising interview with a local 
> company---they got my name from a guy who was a guest of mutual 
> friends for Christmas dinner

Congratulations! I hope the job goes well for you!

Shavon, about to check my PSA job listings again and selecting work samples to
take with me

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