Can engineers be good technical writers? Contrary to many opinions from technical communicators, engineers (and other technical specialists) engineers who make the switch to technical communication turn out to be some of the best technical writers we know. Those who have a talent or passion for writing, and who update their skills by enrolling in [...]

If you are an engineer, programmer, service technician, life sciences professional, research scientist, or educator, and are seeking an entirely new career path, please consider the Technical Communication profession. JPG offers free seminars on how to transition into the technical communication profession. For more information on how to make a successful transition, please contact: info@jpgassoc.com

The emergence of social media has created an entire new subset of professional opportunities for technical and marketing communication graduates entering the workforce in 2015.

Here is some advice to those who are sending out lots of resumes, but not getting interviews: 1) try changing your resume format--the way the information is presented, 2) re-read your resume & see if you have any grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors, and 3) determine if your content has too much or too little [...]

While enrolled in a technical communication university program, we encourage tech. comm. undergraduates to pursue paid or non-paid working opportunities that provide experiences and transferable skill sets that increase their marketability upon graduation. Suggestions include: 1) PT work at school newspaper or publication, 2) summer corporate internships, 3) volunteer and/or pro bono projects.

Future trends in Tech. Comm.: Tools & methodologies will continue to evolve, change. More access to cloud-based tools. Delivery to personal devices will be a higher priority. Paper will not go away entirely. Writers will increasingly become project managers. Changing technology will require periodic retraining. Virtual office should get stronger. Although more technical writing jobs [...]

Advantages of temp. (contract) work: 1) Provides a convenient way to select projects/industries that interest you, thus broadening your experience. 2) Quick way to learn how to work independently. 3) Can try out different industries, companies, corporate cultures. 4) Provides ability to move around & observe different technical communication departments, see different approaches to project [...]