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Entries Tagged as 'India'
Chinese Social Media Event 2010 – Are You Interested?
January 12th, 2010 · View Comments · China, India, Social Media
Tags:Add new tag·Asia·China·Maps and Views·Peoples Republic of China·Shanghai·Shenzhen·social media
Is a Degree In Technical Writing Worth The Effort?
November 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, Google, How To, India
Do you have a degree in technical writing or technical communications? Was it worth the money? If you had a second chance, would you have chosen this or opted for another career path?
One of my younger cousins has started her degree in university in Limerick, Ireland. Not the place most of us think of as [...]
Tags:Asia·Business·Career·Course·Degree·distance learning course·education·google·ibm·India·Ireland·Limerick·microsoft·Online Techical Writing Course·Technical Writing
3 Ways to Turn Outsourcing to Your Advantage & Travel the World
October 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, How To, India
Image Chris Pirillo
Outsourcing is not going to go away. Our recent Technical Writers survey showed that US companies are now outsourcing technical documentation projects big-time to India, Poland and Portugal. This is not going to change. It’s just a business decision.
Feeling bad/sad/mad about it won’t change it.
But what you can do is make it [...]
Tags:Business Proposals·File Conversion·google docs·India·Mentoring·Outsourcing·PageMaker·Skype·Technical Writers·Training
India Moves Up Value Chain with Large IT Projects: Steve Forbes
October 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · Career, India
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Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes, believes that India will increase its position in technology services as its software companies move up in the value chain. He said the bureaucratic procedures should be simplified to facilitate entrepreneurs. “One step – done!”
Tags:Asia·Bangalore·BPO·Business·India·Infrastructure·Outsourcing·Steve Forbes·Tata Consultancy Services·Wipro Technologies
Outsourcing Isn’t a Problem for Silicon Valley But Is for Detroit
October 11th, 2009 · Comments Off · Google, How To, India
For those involved in out-sourcing or off-shoring, Andy Rappaport discusses why outsourcing works for the IT industry but fails in the automobile industry. He writes that “the U.S. IT industry has been able to innovate over the past 20 years even while ceding leadership of component technologies and basic processes.”
Tags:Amazon·AT&T·Auto industry·Global business·google·Hewlett-Packard·ibm·Outsourcing·Qualcomm·Silicon Valley·Tech industry
How to Get Out of Technical Writing and into Better Paid Jobs
October 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Career, India
Many IT professionals, technical writers included, have seen their salaries frozen or reduced over the past 18 months. Contractors are suffering the same fate as short-term projects dry up.
However, several of my colleagues have managed to move out of technical writing and into other, better paid lines of work. Here’s a roundup.
Tags:Adobe·Career·CMS·content management·India·Information Architecture·Jobs·microsoft·Non-governmental organization·Site Management·Technical Writing·trends·web 2.0·Web content
Are Daily Rates for Technical Writers Collapsing?
October 2nd, 2009 · View Comments · India, Technical Writing
Daily rates for technical writers are down to $30 per hour in some places in the Bay Area. Recent articles on other technical writing sites suggests that daily rates for technical writers is collapsing in the US, in particular the west coast, as more writers struggle to find roles that match their previous salaries.
Tags:Bangalore·Daily Rates·India·salary·STC. Recession·Technical Writers
Technical Writing in India | Resources for Indian Tech Writers
May 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · India
This page lists technical writers, tech writing companies, and education providers in India. It also provides career advice about entering technical writing in India and future prospects of graduates.
Technical Writing Jobs | Updated Every Day
May 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · India
Klariti has published a master list of all the recruitment sites that specialize in technical writing. They seem to have most of the usual suspect, including tech writing recruitment companies in UK and India. Handy list if you want to get your CV out to multiple recruiters.
Link: Technical Writing Jobs | Updated Every Day
