by Solange Labbe | Jul 1, 2019 | Career, Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
The STC held its annual international Summit conference in Denver, Colorado on May 4-8. This year, the Summit marked its highest attendance in almost a decade, with more than 700 participants. Joel Basart, an STC member for over 20 years, and currently STC Canada West...
by Serena Beck | Jan 22, 2019 | Announcements, Career, Chapter
The STC Canada West Coast chapter is excited to announce that seven technical writing students received a 2019 STC student membership award. This is a new record! This is the largest number of applications and recipients yet. This year is also the 40th...
by Amruta Phansalker | Jun 24, 2018 | Career
When the much-debated value of a technical writer’s contribution assumes centerstage, nothing says it better than the changing nature of the technical writing profession. Originally the “story-tellers” for the product at hand, writers today, are donning more hats than...
by Rick Georg | Jun 7, 2018 | Career, Recent Events
Renée McTavish is a technical writer and Certified Professional Résumé Writer™. On May 28, 2018, the STC Canada West Coast chapter held a webinar in which Renée shared tips on how technical writers can use résumés, LinkedIn, social media, and portfolios. Résumés...
by Heather Sommerville | Feb 19, 2018 | Career, Techniques
Why hire a technical writer? In any business, a technical writer can enhance your communications, both printed and online, and make sure that they reflect your best thinking and best practices. A skilled technical writer understands audience, both internal and...
by Wendy Hollingshead | Dec 27, 2017 | Career
Interviewing as a consultant for an assignment is more than just determining whether it’s a good fit. It can pay off to do some investigating in the interview, but that means looking beyond things like company culture and pay scale. Don’t be afraid to ask questions...
