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Desperately Seeking Documentation?

Posted by Cliff on from the equally-good-with-pen-as-with-a-keyboard dept.

Interrobang asks: "I'm a longtime Slashdot reader, who isn't a programmer. I'm one of programmers' symbiotic (parasitic?) life-forms -- a freelance technical writer. I'd like to know from the programmers, IT managers, and similar others in the crowd: If you were searching the Internet for a technical writer, what kinds of search terms would you use? What sites would you check? Where and how would you start looking?"

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  1. If I were looking for a technical writer... by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I'd probably Google for "a life".

    But seriously, you want us to write your C.V. too?

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  2. First mistake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Using your precious /. link to optimize for an obscure punctuation mark instead of "Technical writer". :)

    1. Re:First mistake by antifoidulus · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought an Interrobang was where you had sex while speaking in nothing but questions.

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  3. Why not post on... by afabbro · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...rentacoder, elancer, etc.? Or if you want to hire perm, put your resume (and search) on Dice, Monster, etc.?

    Is there some rocket science I'm missing here, or is this just the usual lame Ask Slashdot from Cliff?

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  4. Seriously... by aphoenix · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, the first places to check are all the old standards: Workopolis, Monster, LinkedIn. I would also try Orkut now, but I'm a hardcore Google Fanboy (though the countdown to evil began a while ago). The search terms - well, that's easy. I'd try "technical writer" first and nothing second. If someone cannot make their resume found when I type "technical writer" then they aren't that technical and I'm not hiring them.

    The second place to check would be any local sites that may post classifieds-ish things.

    So here's my general answer to the questions? Where do I check? The place that resumes get posted.

    Of course, next time you have a question like this, I suggest that you jfgi...