I Heart Tech Docs, Ivan Walsh, Technical Writer

One of the things I’ve noticed while doing the Technical Writers Salary survey is the tendency for US IT companies to start outsourcing their technical documentation.

India Today reports that there may be strong signs of a recovery in the Indian IT sector, giving hope to technical writers and software developers who may have been effected by the slowdown in BPO contracts.

I left Europe a few months back and started a new contract here in Asia. One of the areas that I failed to get a straight answer to at home was how double taxation worked and if I would have to pay this when abroad. Double Taxation means that you pay tax in the country you’re working in (for example, the Middle East) and also the country where you are registered as a tax paying citizen (USA).

I hold a degree in Electrical Engineering and would like to make a switch to Technical Writing. Can you please suggest what type of training should I be looking for? Is there any dedicated program for this?

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How many swim lanes should I add to the process design diagrams?Another part of the process design package is the flowchart diagrams. One area where I’m getting a little stuck is deciding how many swim lanes to add to the Visio diagrams. To get things rolling I have created three Visio diagrams with 2, 3 and 4 swim lanes. Take a look here.The question is: which one will be business analysts use the most?Regards,IvanTwitter @ivanwalsh
Another part of the process design package is the flowchart diagrams. One area where I’m getting a little stuck is deciding how many swim lanes to add to the Visio diagrams. To get things rolling I have created three Visio diagrams with 2, 3 and 4 swim lanes. Take a look here.

Follow Friday – News and Views June 3rd 2009. Here’s a roundup of some of this week’s news. Next week, I’ll add more info on upcoming XML authoring software releases and the new Google Wave platform.

Vinish Garg is the Director of vhite.com, an Indian technical writing firm that provides technical documentation and medical writing consultancy services. I interviewed Vinish recently and asked him how he started as a technical writer, about technical writing in India, and new trends he sees emerging in this field.

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.

I’m writing a series of profiles on technical writers in India. What I plan to do is talk to tech writers in India and get your thoughts on how this industry is growing in India, tips for those entering the profession and other pieces of advice you may have.
I’ll also post the interview on our [...]

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