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Writing Your Technical Writing ResumeIf anyone in the entire universe ought to have a perfect resume, it's a technical writer. They're supposed to be expert writers and fanatically obsessed with technical accuracy and relevance. Does this describe your resume? A tech writing manager we know developed a 30-column spreadsheet to assess technical writing candidates. Three of the criteria are about resumes. Let's talk about them:
Note that these are in addition to content. If the content of your resume shows no experience or aptitude for technical writing, never mind the above. The days when anyone who could open a Word file could get hired as a tech writer are, thankfully, gone. Now, a word about content: remember that your resume is your initial sales opportunity. So sell! Keeping in mind all of the above - including the scrupulously accurate part - make your words show what you can do, based on what you have done. "Updated a manual using Frame" doesn't tell a hiring manager much at all. Why not instead say what you did to overcome the challenges of that project to deliver your updates on time, on budget, to user acclaim, or whatever scrupulously accurate measures of success you can legitimately claim. Remember that the hiring manager, and even more so the HR person who does the initial resume screening, may have no idea what Frame is. So don't focus on the tools. Mention them in their proper context, but focus on what you got done. Show measurable achievements where you can. Show that you understand the business or scientific context in which you worked. There's nothing more valuable, because this is a good indicator that you will understand a new business or scientific context if you get hired.
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