Career Options for Technical Communicators in a Restructured World
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/1995/PDFs/PG216219.PDF

Fisher, Lori H.
STC Proceedings
1995

Abstract:

In a booming economy, promotions and advancement 'up the career ladder' seemed like reasonable expectations for capable technical communicators. But in the new downsized business environment a new career pat tern is emerging called the portfolio career. In a portfolio career, a person develops a range of skills and applies them in a series of jobs or assignments or responsibilities. Technical communicators are in a unique position to take advantage of this new trend in the workplace because they often possess a wide range of transferable skills and have a good overview of the company's product line and business processes.