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Visitors 2/15 CSI develops tax, accounting and practice management software and provides web services for accountants and their clients. Nick’s primary role is as an online help developer, but he also works with printed materials such as product manuals and training guides.
Andrea Sayer Frazier, Senior Writer, Creative Solutions At CSI, I produce Getting Started guides, installation instructions, tutorials, online help, and training guides. I also manage documentation projects from planning and scheduling to delivery, and supervise other writers.
Jim Norton, Documentation Specialist, Assay Designs Jim is known as "Documentation" and a majority of what he does is edit pre-existing documents and work in a company database. He’s responsible for ensuring product quality and for the company’s image. (“For the record, I’d rather be writing for Nintendo.”)
2/22 I used to manage the development and production of proposals and other sales tools for new sales, value-add, and renewal opportunities. My responsibilities included: -Writing and editing proposals and follow-up materials simultaneously with producing deliverables under deadline, -Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with staff, -Managing multiple writing projects and production activities, -Contributing to the enhancement of the proposal process and proposal database maintenance procedures,// -Assisting in preparing sales tools (e.g., presentations, letters, overviews). Mary Caraballo, Business Development Associate, PMA Consultants Mary is responsible for establishing and implementing standards for document design and layout (templates) for all marketing collateral. Besides responding to RFPs, RFIs and SOQs, she’s also responsible for generating policies and procedures (i.e., developing a response mechanism and hit rate for RFPs, SOQs, etc.)
Book Suggestions from Andrea Frazier: A few titles that sounded useful and came highly reviewed by those who've bought them. ... I wish I'd looked at these when I was fresh out of college before job hunting. Get Paid What You're Worth: The Expert Negotiators Guide to Salary and Compensation, by Robin L. Pinkley and Gregory B. Northcraft (2000), ISBN 0312242549
Note: The website on which I found this title, Technical Editors' Eyrie, lists quite a few other resources on topics such as leadership, negotiation, and workplace relationships: <http://www.jeanweber.com/books/worktalk.htm > These books may be useful for technical writers, or to anyone who is job hunting. Dynamite Salary Negotiations, Ron Krannich. < http://www.amazon.com/Dynamite-Salary-Negotiations-Ron-Krannich/dp/1570231435 > Winning Resumes (Career Coach Series). Robin Ryan: < http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Resumes-Career-Coach-Robin/dp/0471190640 > Please don't forget to compare with other books on the subjects. Andrea Frazier Bookkeeping, Initiation, Parsing 1/23
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