Technical Writing Blog

Technical writers are the people who are participating in namely every industry. It is just that they are kind of working behind the scenes, almost unnoticed by consumers until the latter buy a new device or need help fixing some product-related issue. User manuals are the ‘glue’ that is keeping together processes inside companies, they…

Health care is an important field for technical writing. Modern medicine is extremely techy and quality of user manuals is expected to be high as human lives and well-being depend on it. Medical Technical Writers The healthcare industry traditionally employs many technical writers. And it is safe to say that the trend is going to…

Not long ago, we posted the article called Language vs Technical Skills in Technical Writing, there we tried to figure out areas of improvement for an average technical writer. And, we also mentioned a modern trend in tech writing – the importance of technical skills keeps increasing for tech comm specialists. And, this leads to…

What industries employ technical writers? It is really hard not to answer ‘all of them’. Yes, this profession is quite popular now, and many spheres require tech writing specialists. When you know where exactly you can find employment, you have the opportunity of weighing out your options and choosing what’s best for you personally. This…

We have written a lot of articles in this blog about self-development for technical writing specialists, given tips on writing user manuals, shared best practices of applying for a job as a technical writer. But one of the main topics of interest is yet to be covered – salaries in technical writing. Salary rates change…

Technical writing becomes more and more popular as technology develops fast. More people are getting interested in this sphere, and some of them want to retrain to get this job. However, people don’t know where to start and what skills they need. That’s why, we asked Kesi Parker to share her story. She had been…

It is quite clear to everyone that the actual first impression you make on your employer is not at a job interview. Your CV is your first impression. So, take your mind off the articles enumerating the tie colors that will help you get the job. There will be the right moment for this, but…

The Internet gave us so much freedom. Back then, when it all began, we couldn’t even imagine how deeply it would affect our lives. With the development of the Internet, a big dilemma appeared that rings true for many office jobs, and, technical writing is one of them. At a point in time, not so…

Hiring a new person is always exciting and a little scary. We are often spending more time with our colleagues than we do with our family. So, ideally, we need to find a good specialist which is already the tricky part in itself, and, this person should also be not too terrible to be around…

Nowadays technical writing careers, also known as technical communications, are one of the most popular jobs. They’re on the 85th place in the top 100 of the best jobs according to U.S.News. However, people are afraid to start their career in technical writing because the most widespread myth is that technical writers are underpaid. This…