Chapter 5, Part 2: Round Up the People

One thing that you will notice in reviewing the various seach engine "hits". More and more of these are STC related. They are not just at the Society Web page, but they are at the chapter level as well. A table at the bottom of this page provides descriptions and links to some key STC pages in this arena. Many chapters have free for members and nominal fee for nonmembers job postings. In addition, many also offer opportunities for members looking for work opportunities.

Last year, I needed to hire a technical communicator for my client's Toronto office. I posted the position on Toronto Chapter's Web site. From this posting, I received 14 applications. After screening and interviewing them all, I was down to five individuals whose qualifications were very near 100% of my requirements. As it ended up, my client extended offers to three of the five. Two accepted, and the third had received a concurrent offer which he ended up accepting.

You also may want to contact the STC chapter of your target market to get the contact information of the chapter's employment manager. That person may have first-hand information about someone whose qualifications are a match for your requirements. Also, the chapter may advertise employment information via other methods, including telephone hotlines, chapter listservs, and newsletters.

Finally, within the STC arena, nothing beats networking. There are no better places to network than at STC meetings, regional conferences and the Annual Conference (2500-3500 technical communicators, all in one place!)

STC Link	Description
	STC Society Home Page - This links to the STC Society home page, maintained by the STC Office.
	STC Society Jobs Page - This links to a Society-level search engine for position openings. You can search by geography, position type, salary or bill rate, and by contract or permanent. You can also post positions to this site at no charge.
	STC Chapter Contacts Page - This links to the Society-level page of chapter links. It privides an e-mail link to each chapter president, and a link to each chapter's web site. Check the individual chapter web sites for additiona job and position placement opportunities.
	STC Regional and Chapter Resources Page - This links to the STC Regional and Chapter Resources home page.
	STC Chapter and Regional Jobs Page - This page links to a list of links to various chapter employment pages.