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For the majority of positions I have had, HR and the hiring managers did not even know what STC is...especially in lone writer situations. As a matter of fact,the last company I worked for had 6 tech writers and I was the only one remotely interested in STC. I have contributed to hiring decisions, and I would never not interview someone if they were not in STC or had a particular type of degree. I can't see the certification making much of a difference one way or another. Quality and Project Management are not on the same level as tech comm, face it. The jobs are more competitive and higher paid. Seriously, who is going to demand it? Maybe companies with large doc departments where the managers are heavily involved in STC.
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> This would only be of value to a hiring manager who understood the
> limitations of the certification. How manay of our hiring managers even
> understand what we do? The very existence of a certification would cause
> problems because hiring managers and HR types would start demanding it
> without having any understanding of what it is. This has already
> happened with the Society for Quality certifications, so this is not
> just speculation. Certification creates a way too tempting shortcut for
> people who don't understand a field and have no interest learning about
> it, even when it impacts them directly.
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