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I agree entirely with your logic. I was recently introduced to someone who, when I told her what I did ("I'm a technical writer"), responded, "What's that?" This person has a PhD and makes WAY more money than I do.
Craig
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On 6/13/2011 6:10 AM, Allan Ackerson wrote:
> I was in a customer meeting a few years ago and our team was going around the table introducing themselves as systems engineer, software engineer, etc., so when it got to me I introduced myself as documentation engineer. LOL!
That is a great one!
Maybe I'll use that on the résumé. I'm sure it could start a conversation.
Interviewer: "What's a 'documentation engineer'?"
Me: "It's a technical writer."
I: "Why don't you just call yourself a technical writer?"
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