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On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
> Once more, with content.
>
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> We got into this topic a little while ago when I asked for your thoughts
> about the difference between a principal writer and a senior writer.
>
> I understand from your answers that job levels and titles vary widely
> between companies and there is no hard-and-fast rule or set of job
> standards.
>
> HOWEVER, I need some reasonable resource to refer to that goes over this
> ground and makes the basic distinctions. An STC publication? A Bureau of
> Labor publication?
>
> If you know of any resource that establishes what you consider to be
> reasonable levels of tech writer job proficiency, I would love to know about
> it. I need to refer to more than my own opinions when I discuss this topic
> in a few days.
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
>
> --Nancy
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