Re: Portfolio For a New Tech Writer?

Subject: Re: Portfolio For a New Tech Writer?
From: bmpage <bmpage -at- mediaone -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 16:47:59 -0500


One thing you might want to do is just do some basic, one to two page papers on
how to do some of the more "complex" tasks within programs you know, like Word,
a mail program, etc. I know I used a couple things like that to land my first
out-of-college job.

Victoria

Paul Strickberger wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm an aspiring tech writer and am trying to put together an impressive
> portfolio. I'm attempting to find an answer to the eternal problem of
> getting experience without having experience. So far the main technical
> writing project that I've done is for a user guide for an HTML editor. I've
> put it on my web site at www.primeimpression.com/htmlkit.html.
>
> I'm looking for a source (on-line or otherwise) for technical writing
> (software) projects that will allow me to show a prospective employer that
> I'm capable of assimilating and presenting complex information. These could
> be inadequate white papers, manuals, or just software without documentation.
>
> Any ideas or tales of personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Paul


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