Re: Only for list members working in India: Invitation to participate in STC India’s 2010 Salary Survey

[Paresh Naik <paresh -dot- n -dot- naik -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Yes, the results will be available to all. I'll send out a notification when
the report is ready by mid Nov.

Thanks,
Paresh

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> I'd like to know if the results will be available to ALL STC members,
> or only to members of STC-India?  Will this survey be posted publicly
> on the STC-India web site?
>
> Since off-shoring has been having a direct impact on US technical
> writers, it would be nice to have some accurate data about what Indian
> technical writers are charging/earning for their work.  Presumably the
> whole point of the salary survey is so that Indian writers can get a
> feel for what those in the industry are earning so they know if their
> salaries are in line or not.  Which usually leads to under-paid
> writers asking for competetive wages.
>
> At some point  writers in India will start charging similar rates to
> writers in the US, and maybe we can go back to hiring based on skill
> rather than who has the lowest price.  (Hey, I can dream, can't I?)
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:59 AM, Paresh Naik <paresh -dot- n -dot- naik -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
> > The STC (Society for Technical Communication) India Chapter is pleased to
> > announce the Salary Survey of Indian Technical Communicators for the year
> > 2010.
> >
> > *  The survey is open to all technical communicators working in India.
> You
> > need not be a STC member to take the survey.
> >
>  > * Results of the survey will be announced in the forthcoming 12th STC
> India
> > Annual Conference (New Delhi, 11 to 13 Nov 2010) and will be published on
> > the STC India’s website (www.stc-india.org) immediately after the
> > conference.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Julie Stickler
> http://heratech.wordpress.com/
> Blogging about Agile and technical writing
>
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