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Subject:TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements From:TECHWR-L Listowner <lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com> To:archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com Date:Sun, 8 Oct 2006 02:00:03 -0600 (MDT)
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* ANNOUNCE: On-Demand Astoria DITA Webinar: Why VP's Fear
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* ANNOUNCE: New Book on Writing White Papers
* JOB: Technical Documentation Specialist
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Your company's new product is ready to ship - but where is the
documentation? If you are like most managers, you can't scale your
staff to match aggressive release dates, nor do you have mechanisms in
place to handle obstacles like seamless translation into multiple
languages. And, you and your VP are painfully aware that every day the
product doesn't ship is a loss of revenue!
Join Astoria, NCR Teradata, and Dr. JoAnn Hackos of the Center for
Information Development Management for an on-demand presentation of
"Why VP's Fear Documentation", a free one-hour archived webinar that
will explore how the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), an
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* Gain more control and visibility into document creation and
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White paper guru Michael Stelzner reveals his secrets in the new book
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It has been hailed by big names such as Robert W. Bly and Peter Bowerman, as well as major industry executives, as a masterpiece.
With the book, you will learn to write white papers that stand out
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* Create outlines using proven formulas
* Write the core components for any white paper
For a limited time, TECHWHR-L readers will receive a special discount and access to a 40-minute audio program. See at http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/sample/ for details.
"A necessary and timely book," James H. Collier, Virginia Tech
Infragistics, which is headquartered in Princeton, NJ, is looking for
a Technical Documentation Specialist with stronger technical skills
than writing skills. Ideally, the candidate is a former
programmer-turned-writer, but they need to demonstrate that they can
write. The Technical Documentation Specialist will be documenting how to
use Infragisticsâ?? UI controls to develop commercial-class applications
with a professional and modern look and feel.
Essential Duties
â?¢ Write/update help topics (e.g., How-Toâ??s, Quick Starts,
Tutorials) for Infragisticsâ?? UI controls
â?¢ Write code snippets in C#/VB and/or Java, and use Visual Studio
.NET and/or Java IDEs
â?¢ Research design docs and interview relevant subject-matter
experts (e.g., Developers, PMs, QA)
â?¢ Plan/estimate documentation projects
Knowledge/Experience/Skills
â?¢ Experience with C#/VB and/or Java programming
â?¢ Experience with HTML coding
â?¢ Self-starting and motivated team player
â?¢ Writing, researching and interviewing skills
To Apply
Please apply ASAP via email only. Please no agencies or for-fee
placements. Send resume in Word format to jobs -at- infragistics -dot- com -dot-
Subject line must read TWRL(TDSw).
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