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Hello,

I am currently a senior at the University of Houston majoring in English with a minor in Education. I've been a Writing Consultant for the university Writing Center for five semesters; working with undergraduate and graduate students (including English as a Second Language (ESL) students) majoring in the Engineering, Business, Law, Geoscience, History, English, and Marketing on their essays, proposals, resumes, progress reports, and thesis and dissertation essays.

Thanks to a great suggestion from Dori Green, there's a new discussion list (or support group) specifically for job search-related needs. You'll find it at:
http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-job-search

Look for more information later, but for now, if you're in the market for a job, have the cycles to support or help others who are looking, or just want to keep your fingers on the pulse of the technical communication job searchers, join in!

by Deborah S. Ray

Searching for a job is hard work, no doubt, and it often isn't as simple as sending out a general resume and strolling through an interview process. Instead, it's often a multi-phase process that takes time and effort: You update your resume. You craft a letter of application. You select samples from past projects that best showcase relevant skills. You then go to the interview and show your stuff. That's a lot of work--even for people who are practiced in the job search process.

by Lain Chroust Ehmann

You don't have to spend hours making cold calls or squander money on invisible advertisements in order to find new clients. In fact, savvy businesspeople--technical writers included--know the best way to expand your client base is by leveraging the resources you already have.

by Liz Russell

At a recent job interview, I was sitting before two interviewers who, between them, were certain of only one thing: They needed a technical writer. One potential boss, the one with the highest notch on the company's IT totem pole, hid her face strategically behind the screen of her laptop.

I'm looking for a way to earn a little extra money at home with a part-time job. I have looked into data entry jobs that are offered through sites like indeed.com (my personal favorite) and others, but they seem to be scams. Every time I inquire about the job, I am asked to pay a fee to even learn about the offer, and it makes me doubt the legitimacy of the company.

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to be asking, but I'm starting to lose hope that I'll ever find a legitimate way to earn a few extra bucks at home on weekends or after work. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

by Warren Singer

In Part One of this article, we defined stress as occurring when we perceive outside demands as being greater than our resources to cope. We noted that an informal poll conducted on the TECHWR-L site and ratings in the Jobs Rated Almanac indicated that technical writers in general experience a moderate to medium level of stress in their work environment.

In Part One we also looked at the stressors that technical writers report encountering in their work environment. Based on an informal survey conducted in August 2001, I identified some of the major stressors cited by technical writers:

• Work overload and time pressures
• Last-minute changes
• Difficulty with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Problems with managers
• Ongoing learning challenges and limited access to a product
• Poorly defined and managed projects
• Computer and tool problems
• Workspace environment
• Job security
• Lack of control over the work environment

Part Two offers some practical suggestions for increasing your ability to cope with each of these categories of stressors. Rather than attempting to cover solutions in depth, this article provides a range of ideas to explore in addressing the stressors discussed in Part One. The "See Also" section at the end of each topic provides links to additional resources related to the topic, which help clarify or expand on the strategies briefly described under each topic.

Thanks to TECHWR-Ler Debbie Stewart for initiating this list and to others for adding to it.

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