Speaking as a long-time technical writer, if you do go that route, make
sure you aggressively market your IxD skills inside the company (and
keep up on the trends outside the company) even as you build tech
writing skills. Tech writers are not high on the development food
chain, and you may find yourself pigeon-holed as "just the writer" if
you're complacent about it.
Laura
Ali Naqvi wrote:
Hello members,
well the reason why I only can choose from these two job openings is
that I have ben jobless for 3 months now and have been offerede these
lately. I cant wait any longer since I have to pay mortgage and
support my family.
(No more loans granted.)
I had a meeting regarding the tech writer job, and the hiring manager
actually liked my portfolio and said that he MIGHT send me to the
usability or user experience group instead. (though the tech writer
position is a part of their overall user experience group)
He wasnt sure whether I would fit in the tech writer position since
my portfolio was too strong. I might be over qualified for that he
said... BUT lets see what happens. They do EVERYTHING inhouse and he
told me that my skills might be needed in their new created user
experience / usability department.
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