Speakers
Erin Friday
Research IT Documentation Specialist, RTI InternationalStart
December 5, 2018 - 2:00 PM
End
December 5, 2018 - 3:00 PM
Stay Flexible to Stay Employed
Employment is certainly preferred over the inverse, but staying flexible and accepting new tasks in addition to your regular technical communication work can help you grow your skills and career as well. Throughout my career, I’ve seen many technical communicators come and go (myself included) and found that taking the initiative, being a team player, and volunteering for and accepting new and additional tasks will help you improve your documentation, stay relevant in the company, get promoted, and directly ensure you remain employed.
Because technical communicators have so many transferable skills (excellent verbal and written communication skills, understanding of the user experience, attention to detail, etc.), it’s logical that managers would seek us out for additional tasks, such as:
- Gathering requirements
- Testing software
- Leading projects as Project Managers and Scrum Masters
- Managing Web content
- Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Working the Help Desk
- Training users
- Editing all user communications, including emails and marketing materials
- Managing personnel
In this session, you will learn how to do the following using your existing set of skills:
- Become indispensable at your company so you can stay employed and get promoted.
- Grow your skills and career.
- Break into other fields, such as project management, training, testing, requirements, and personnel management.
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