Technical Writing Questions?

Question

1) Would you consider technical writing to be a type of business writing?

2) Job requiers "1-2 years experience in technical writing or documentation" -- I just graduated from college, and I have spend the last 3 years working with technical documentation. Enough to be considered or enough to be laughed at?

Answer 1

Definitely apply. In today's world a college education is worth more than experience. I have done some research into the technical writing field and I have a couple of good books on the subject. In just about any field they need writers to transfer documentation into text so their people can understand, whether it be a presentation, manual or for sales purposes. There are different levels of technical writing such as in the more complex areas like science. In any case the technical writer needs to also be able to deliver their content to a group that sometimes isn't very complicated, which would be considered as nontechnical writing. Take me for example: I have a good work record but when it comes to applying for a job I lack a degree, so I am viewed as a worthless piece of scum, but I keep on trying.....Go for it.....

Answer 2

Technical writing is the ability to write instructions, or to explain in written form to someone how to do something. If you've done that for three years, and they require 1-2, definitely apply!!!

Answer 3

everyone has to write in college. unfortunately that will not count as experience, you were not getting paid to do it...

* I used to do a lot of technical writing and used to hire people to construct help menus for custom visual basic applications

Answer 4

Go for it. You never know if they will take a recent grad. Do the hustle, it's time to work.

Answer 5

Since "simply" is nothing more than an adverb modifying "asked," it should not be separated by a comma. The second sentence is correct..