Re: Technical Writing Certifications

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

The only certification for writers I know of that is widely
recognized by employers is the one issued to medical
writers by the American Medical Writers Association.
Obviously, this is of little value if you're not a medical
writer or planning on becoming one.  

If you're looking to get a foot in the door of a particlular 
company, govt agency, nonprofit organization, etc., that 
puts a lot of stock in certs, find out what they prefer and 
get that.  For new grads with no work experience, the 
certificates issued by various academic institutions may 
help one to stand out from a field of other new grads 
with none.  

Generally, though, except for the above circumstances,
you won't derive much value from the effort.

Gene Kim-Eng



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Khizran Kaleem" <khizran -at- gmail -dot- com>

> I plan to get a technical writing certification. Can anybody suggest one?

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