TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
RE: Transitioning from Consulting/Contracting to Permanent Positions
Subject:RE: Transitioning from Consulting/Contracting to Permanent Positions From:"Bill Burns" <Bill_Burns -at- lionbridge -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:49:20 -0700
Hi, Anthony.
>Have any of you transitioned from a career in
>consulting/contracting with companies on
>communications projects to a permanent position?
Yep. Last year, in fact.
>If yes, did you encounter very much resistance to the
>fact that you had been a consultant?
Not at all. The experience was (and still is) considered an asset.
You might hear the occasional comment about consultants making money by prolonging the problem (thanks to Despair.com) or that people hire consultants to tell them what their own watches say, but for the most part, the consulting experience is what gets you in the door.
Bill Burns
Technical Communications Manager
MS Help MVP
Lionbridge Technologies
bill_burns -at- lionbridge -dot- com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Help Authoring Seminar 2003, coming soon to a city near you! Attend this
educational and affordable one-day seminar covering existing and emerging
trends in Help authoring technology. See http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l2.
A new book on Single Sourcing has been released by William Andrew
Publishing: _Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation_
is now available at: http://www.williamandrew.com/titles/1491.html.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
