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Best & Worst Things About This Career

"The best part of my job is the people I work with. I learn a great deal from the technical experts. They respect my contributions and are accepting of my help. I also enjoy getting to work on reporting about our content. It is an area that I have typically not been responsible for. This helps me grow as an employee. I have to look at things in a more analytical way. I guess the worst part of my job is that at times I have unrealistic goals for completing a project."

"It can be a real challenge just getting access to the developers, who are busy working on the product. The second challenge is getting them to understand that if I can't understand what they are explaining to me, I can't translate it into terms that a layman will be able to understand."

"The best part of my job is that I'm working with very bright and interesting people. I can also work at home which allows me to be around for my family. My company allows complete flexibility in when and where I complete my work. The worst part of the job is that I'm required to travel. This is tough because I'm a mom and I don't like to be away from my kids. But for many, this is a bonus!"

Tips for Succeeding in This Career

"1. Focus on your core writing skills. Use tools like spell and grammar checkers. But you need to work on your writing kills early. 2. When possible expand the type of writing skills you have. Look at classes that help you write for different types of audiences. Take classes that give you basic Web programming skills. Communicating through the Web is a very important skill to have. 3. Social media are the latest ways to network. Think about the most effective ways for businesses to use social media. This is a skill that many professionals who have been in the workplace for years do not have. This skill will give you an advantage."

"I am about to complete a master's degree in technical communication. In the program, about half the people come from a writing background and the other half from an engineering or technical background. The latter have strong technical expertise but need to build their writing skills. So look at what your strong suit is and work on building the other half, because you'll need to have both."

"The most important thing in my job is to keep up with the latest in technology. This is definitely what has landed me the best jobs in my industry. I have more experience with online writing tools than many of my peers and the products I've written about have been some of the most technologically advanced. The company I'm working for now is creating some of the newest technology available which will be a big plus when it's time to look for a new job."