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>>>. Judging by all the responses, NOBODY sets out
>>>to be a technical writer; it sort of happens.
>I beg to differ. Although I personally didn't set out to be a technical
>writer, I know plenty of folks who did. It's *the* hot profession here
>in Israel for native English speakers.
Hi, Rebecca,
It may be the *hot* profession, but I bet those native
speakers of English who are tech writers in Israel
had other interests in high school and
college as well as other kinds of jobs on their resumes.