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<title>Managing Career Enrichment for Technical Writers</title>
<shortdesc>This paper explores how technical publications managers can create a department that provides career enriching opportunities and direction for technical communicators. The paper describes in&#xD;detail four major ways: by providing training&#xD;opportunities, by providing diverse assignments, by&#xD;allowing participation in management issues, and&#xD;by providing customer contact. The paper describes&#xD;the benefits of each enriching opportunity to the&#xD;technical communicator and to the manager.</shortdesc>
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<p>This paper explores how technical publications managers can create a department that provides career enriching opportunities and direction for technical communicators. The paper describes in&#xD;detail four major ways: by providing training&#xD;opportunities, by providing diverse assignments, by&#xD;allowing participation in management issues, and&#xD;by providing customer contact. The paper describes&#xD;the benefits of each enriching opportunity to the&#xD;technical communicator and to the manager.</p>
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