by Susan Nishi | Oct 28, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café, Upcoming Events
This month’s discussion focused on finding jobs for those new to technical writing, transferring skills from another field, networking, and the current job market. A central theme was: how does one get the first job as a technical writer? Previous experience in...
by Tessa Chandler | Sep 30, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month’s Tech Comm Café brought together a wide range of professional experience. We were joined by engineers, marketing professionals, students, and experienced technical writers. This gave everyone the chance to see the many paths available in the...
by Heather Sommerville | Aug 29, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We had a smaller group than usual this month, possibly because it’s difficult for a Zoom meeting to compete with summer activities, vacation absences, and good weather. However, the conversation ranged more widely than usual, and we took some interesting detours along...
by Heather Sommerville | Aug 4, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month we welcomed people from multiple countries and time zones. The group was a mixture of new and familiar faces, experienced and new writers, and people whose experience included journalism, computer science, physics, and instructional design, among other...
by Dianne Volek | Jul 2, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At this month’s meeting, participants discussed a wide range of problems and solutions. Someone who is moving to another province asked for advice on finding technical communication opportunities and preparing for interviews in a new environment where she has few...
by Ernesto Campo | Apr 24, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Ernesto CampoErnesto Campo is a freelance writer with a background in journalism, marketing, and public relations living in Calgary, Alberta. He recently got his Technical Writing Extension Certificate at Mount Royal University. He is also an author of children’s...
