Technical Writing : Job Prospects & Career Options
Though there are no formal institutions in India to teach technical
writing as a mainstream course, the job opportunities are rising in India.
Today with the increase in outsourcing the field has seen an explosive
rise in the global market as well. One who wish to take technical writing
as a career could find jobs at various firms such as advertising agencies,
soft ware developing companies, and even in Newspapers and magazines.
The highest demand for technical writers is generated by the IT industry.
If one does not want to work under an organization, he/ she can work as
a freelance writer. Freelancers can take up work on a contract basis with
companies for a period of time and will be paid for the work he does.
As far as freelance writing has concerned freelancer should meet the dead
line that the company puts forward and for that he needs a personal computer
with internet connectivity that will help him in researching the materials
and also help him to communicate with his payer.
Companies need Technical writers for translating and making the technical
language to simple language thus helping customers or potential customers
understand the advantages or the operation of their new products or services,
while newspapers and magazines ask for articles for specified areas like
science and technology. The areas of applications of the field involve
writing Technical Reports of not only technical specification of products
but also include reports on organizational policies and procedures presenting
rules and regulations that an organization and its members are expected
to perform; evaluation and feasibility reports; primary research reports
which presents findings and interpretation from laboratory or field research;
Technical background report suited to a specific group of readers who
has specific needs and uses for the information; Progress Report to inform
a supervisor, associate, or customer about progress made on a particular
project over a period of time; Business plans, a document used to
start a new business or get funding for a business; User guide's containing
instructions on installing, using, or troubleshooting a hardware or software
product etc.
Indian companies like TCS, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Sun Microsystems,
InfoTech etc often call technical writers for their companies. Apart from
that, online job sites also help to find jobs in this field.
If one does not want to continue in this field he can diversify attention
to advertising and journalism.
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