by Quyen Nguyen | Apr 1, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
In this month’s meeting, we addressed some concerns for technical writing contractors: sharing personal information, pivoting your career, and using AI. In the era of paperless transactions, disclosing your banking information to clients can be a concern. Hackers and...
by Sucharita Ghosh | Mar 5, 2024 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We started by discussing writing samples. Most writers have portfolios of work samples and tailor them depending on the job positions they are applying for, because employers often ask for them. We also discussed the various tools and resources that LinkedIn provides,...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Nov 26, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We heard about people looking for new roles, and exchanged ideas for finding a job more easily and for greater job satisfaction. Experienced small-business owners exchanged ideas about how they started their business and shared helpful online resources. Some prefer to...
by Komal Gagalani | Oct 31, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month we welcomed people from Vancouver and Calgary. One writer asked about the best way to ensure that one’s work or volunteer responsibilities are covered in case of absence, whether from illness, holiday, or departure. One suggestion was to find a trustworthy...
by Brian Young | Oct 2, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Networking was a recurring theme at this month’s meeting. Participants shared their LinkedIn pages and helped one another by making new connections and recommending other networking opportunities. STC special interest groups (SIGs) were noted as a good place to meet...
by Ernesto Campo | Aug 29, 2023 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month we welcomed people from Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta; we had a briefer than usual but insightful discussion. One writer, who is looking to pivot from data design, asked where to learn the basics of technical writing. She’d been under the...