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Re: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers?
Subject:Re: STC certification: what's in it for tech writers? From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> Date:Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:04:39 -0700
I'm pretty sure the chart for the 1990's showed a big peak during the
dot-com, with a drop of more than 5000 jobs during the period from
2000-2003, but the chart seems to have disappeared off the internet now. On
a local basis, anyone who was attending the Silicon Valley STC meetings
before, during and after the dot-com can tell you about meetings that filled
hotel conference facilities at the peak and gatherings of two dozen people
in 2003.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Dan Goldstein <
DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
> No, not much of a drop - about 2.6% in the worst year. Overall, our
> numbers have fluctuated continually over the decade, but our wages have
> risen steadily. I see no connection in those charts.
>
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