Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter February/March 2010

March 2010 Meeting -- Alternate Career Paths for Technical Communicators
Presented by Jack Molisani

The March meeting is on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle in San Francisco's financial district. For details about the location and instructions for purchasing tickets, visit www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm.

About the Presentation

Have you ever thought, "I’ve been a Senior Technical Writer for years. Now what?"

In our March meeting, returning speaker Jack Molisani will explore the concept of "alternate career paths" for technical Communicators. Topics to be addressed:

• Identifying the core competencies of technical communicators
• Identifying which of those core competencies are transferable to other jobs
• Identifying which jobs are they transferable to (I mean, to which jobs are they are transferable :-)
• Average compensation for those jobs vs. tech writing jobs
• Strategies for making your move
• And more.

Want to shift your career path and break through the tech com salary ceiling? Don’t miss our March meeting!

About the Presenter

Jack Molisani is an STC Associate Fellow and the owner of ProSpring Technical Staffing, a staffing agency specializing in perm and contract technical writers www.ProSpringStaffing.com

Jack is also the executive director of The LavaCon Conference on Professional Development: www.lavacon.org

Follow Jack on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JackMolisani

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