Winning as a Tech Writer
http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2007/07/winning_as_a_tech_writer.html

Adelstein, Tom
O'Reilly and Associates
2007

Abstract:

If you need a job, then you might look for companies that have never had a professional technical writer working for them. It may require making calls or networking with friends or former co-workers. Most companies have a ton of writing to do. Usually they put off their documentation requirements and their needs have piled up. You may also find that someone such as a regulator has confronted management about insufficient documentation and they have to put a writer to work immediately.