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Career Options for Technical Communicators in a Restructured World 
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.
Fisher, Lori H. STC Proceedings (1995). Careers>TC>Workplace
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Don't Let Your Work Become a Commodity 
Learn specific steps technical communicators can take to respond to the commoditization of technical tasks.
Harvey, Michael. Intercom (2008). Careers>TC>Workplace
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How to Promote Technical Communication Services in Your Organization
Successfully promoting technical communication services in organizations requires more than just the right brochure, the right slogan, or the right Web page. A technical communication team must first make strategic decisions about how it can most effectively contribute to the success of the overall enterprise. In this paper, I describe how our team successfully improved the perception of our value to the rest of our organization by adopting an attitude of service toward our internal customers.
Pollak, Bill. STC Proceedings (1999). Careers>TC>Workplace
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Nielsen Media Research: Must-See TV
The author shares her experiences working as a technical writer at Nielsen Media Research in Dunedin, Florida.
Passmore, Denise Annette. Intercom (2000). Careers>Workplace>TC
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Underutilized: What You Can Do
Describes how technical writers who feel their jobs aren't challenging enough can obtain more responsibilities.
Block, Barbara M. Intercom (2001). Careers>Workplace>TC
