by Quyen Nguyen | Feb 28, 2024 | Career, Tools
Since its introduction, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that lets people seek answers to a variety of solutions and topics, has been playing an essential role in supporting people with various tasks in their personal and professional lives, from...
by Joel Basart | Jan 14, 2024 | Career, Techniques
What is it like searching for a technical communication job in 2024? In this webinar Joel Basart outlines some recent experiences, how job-hunting has changed in the last decade (or more) and what he has learned so far in the process. 1. Introduction – a bit...
by Joel Basart | Nov 12, 2023 | Announcements, Career, Chapter, Recent Events
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is pleased to announce we have given out five STC student memberships for January 2024. Four students are currently enrolled at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and one at...
by Joel Basart | Aug 24, 2023 | Announcements, Career
The STC Canada West Coast chapter awards STC student memberships annually. Successful applicants receive a one-year STC student membership, valued at US$80.00. To be eligible, students must provide proof of current enrollment in an approved post-secondary technical,...
by Darlene Evanoff | Jun 30, 2023 | Career
The Society for Technical Communication offers several levels of professional certification for technical communicators, beginning with the Foundation level. Are you thinking of writing the CPTC Foundation Level exam? You should! Does the thought of writing the exam...
by Heather Sommerville | Jun 30, 2023 | Announcements, Career, Recent Events
The first webinar in our Finding Work series took place on Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. Pacific time. Lyndsey Steffler and Chris Powell discussed how to create effective portfolios and résumés. Topics include: How to set objectives, catch the reader’s attention,...