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And CRACK goes the Job Market…

September 22nd 2009 in Misc, writing

My fellow Technical Writers — have you noticed a thaw in the market?

Recruiters (especially in the Financial markets) are out and looking. Sure, these are contract jobs, but that’s not a bad thing by any measure!

If you’re still looking for a place to set your pen, look towards the money.

poewar

I found myself looking for work in June and expected a long wait. Instead, I found a much better gig after about a month and I am still getting unsolicited calls.
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I am glad that the job search was relatively easy for you.

Congrats!

Thanks for the comment.

I haven’t dealt with these for about 7 years.

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Wow.

Another call for electronic editing…

I’ve been playing with Google Wave…and I get it. Oh wow, do I get it.

This, my fellow Writers, could change the entire game. Now it’s up to us. We need to get the SMEs, our bosses — pretty much everyone on board.

Show them this video. It may help.

What is Google Wave?

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