Technical Writing Today

Technical Writing Today

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  Careers for technicalwriters in today’s world By Zachary Uhlmann
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   Today’s workforceoffers a plethora of jobs that require the skills technical writing skills to complete. From grant writers to copywriters, this presentation will discuss just a few of the options available to technical writers.
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   Many companieshire workers for the sole purpose of writing grant proposals. These workers need technical writing skills to communicate complex information about a company and its goals to government agencies or other grant sponsors.
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   Companies oftenrequire employees with technical writing skills to assist in the marketing of their products and services. There are many other related marketing positions that also require a firm grasp of technical writing, leaving many opportunities for job-seekers with such a skill-set.
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   In aworld where the internet has become such a large part of people’s lives, many technical writers are needed in the telecom/wireless industry in order to create and maintain user wikis, facilitate questions and answers on online forums, and much more.
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   Companies allover the world need to engage in both print and digital communication with customers and other businesses. To do this, they need communications writers. These employees need technical writing skills in order to be clear and concise when tasks such as creating press releases must be undertaken.
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   Communications writer.(2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c- dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text  Communications writer. (2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c- dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text  djking (Author). (February 25, 2014). Guest Post: Writing – For Fun, Money or What? [Blog], Retrieved from http://www.mywritingblog.com/2014/02/guest-post-writing- for-fun-money-or-what.html