I should have said that while both "careers" are scattered, my tech writing career is a lot more scattered than the software testing one. At least I have been able to keep up with that latter field for the most part.

My concern is that so many positions ask for in-depth knowledge of a specific tool, and apparently care little about anything else, that the experience and knowledge I have no longer is viewed as applicable.

I have a strong background in software testing, but my background in software testing is, shall we say, scattered and I fear much of it may be viewed as obsolete. I have been trying to find a way to combine the two, without a lot of success. I am curious if others have experienced this, and if so, how they overcame it. Thank you.

Note: I will also post this to TECHWR-L, per the above, but I wanted to make a general entry just as a test to see what comes of it. I request your indulgence.