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It depends on how well you perform as a technical writer. Try to find a
working technical writer or editor who will evaluate your work and act as a
mentor. Hire someone through craigslist.com who's qualified. You may be good
now and not need more training; you might need only to present evidence
online (your website) that you can do the work.
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> Subject: Formal training required for entry-level tech writing job?
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> After working fourteen years as a programmer, I'm now trying
> to switch to technical writing. For the past two months, I've
> been applying for tech writing positions in the Bay Area, but
> so far no luck. Although I don't have any "official" tech
> writing experience or training, I was basically doing some
> technical writing while I was a programmer (e.g.
> database user guides, documentation of my code for other programmers).
> I emphasize this writing experience in my cover letter and
> resume, but no one seems to be interested.
>
> I'm starting to wonder if I need some kind of formal training
> in tech writing in order to get an entry-level job. Would
> formal training help someone like me, or is it unnecessary?
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