Finding a job without experience/finding experience without a job

[Cyndi Kessler <ckessler -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hello,

I'm a new technical communicator; I have a B.A. in journalism and a 
post-baccalaureate degree in Technical Communications. I am finding 
it very difficult to find work as someone new to the industry due to 
my lack of on the job experience. I have tried Monster, Dice, 
craigslist.org, my university's job bank, Career Builder, Indeed, 
which aggregates these sites and others, as well as the STC national 
job bank, and the listings for the Phoenix chapter. I'm also starting 
to volunteer for my local STC chapter in the hopes that I will make 
some contacts.

I assumed that I would start out by working on contract jobs in order 
to build up some experience, but that has been unsuccessful, mostly 
because I'm not sure where to find them. I haven't been able to find 
any agencies in the Phoenix or Tucson areas that specialize in 
technical communications.

My question is: How does one find jobs without experience, or gain 
experience without a job? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Cyndi


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