Job-Hunting Resources
The available resources can be grouped as shown below.
All the agencies listed below either specialize
in jobs for technical authors or deal in a substantial number of such
jobs.
These are not the only agencies you could use;
many of the agencies that deal primarily in jobs for analyst/programmers
occasionally handle jobs for technical authors. To find out which agencies
currently have such jobs, see the advertisements in
magazines
and newspapers.
Clifford Sells Ltd
Bedford Business Centre, 61-63 St Peter's Street, Bedford, MK40 2PR
t: +44 (0)1234 345534
f: +44 (0)1234 349049
email: cv@cliffordsells.com
web site: www.cliffordsells.com
| Geographical areas: |
UK, continental Europe |
| Payment terms for contractors: |
10 days from invoice receipt |
TMP
Britannia Wharf, Monument Road, Woking, Surrey,
GU21 5LW
Tel: (01483) 881000
Fax: (01483) 881001
E-mail: TMP Technical Author
positions
Web site: TMP
| Geographical areas: |
Worldwide |
| Payment terms for contractors: |
Monthly, 10 days after receipt of invoice |
Plain Words
Plain Words House, 1 Curridge Green, Curridge,
Berkshire, RG18 9EA
Tel: (01635) 202013
Fax: (01635) 200652
E-mail: Current vacancies
Web site: Plain Words
| Geographical areas: |
England & Europe |
3di Information Solutions Ltd.
High Street, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6AF
Tel: (01483) 211533
Email: submitcv@3di-info.com
Website: www.3di-info.com
| Geographical areas: |
UK, Europe |
| Payment terms for contractors: |
Monthly invoicing, 15 day terms |
Cherryleaf
Cherryleaf House, 31 Arlington Road, Ashford,
Middlesex. TW15 2LS
Tel: +44 (0)1784 258672
E-mail: for information
Web site: http://www.cherryleaf.com
| Geographical areas: |
UK, EU |
| Payment terms for contractors: |
Monthly, 28 days after receipt of invoice |
WriTech Consulting
Siena Court, The Broadway, Maidenhead,
SL6 1NJ
Tel: +44 (0)1628 509 015
Fax: +44 (0)1628 509 100
E-mail: info@writech.info
Web site: www.writech.info
| Geographical areas: |
worldwide |
All the services listed here had been in continuous
operation for at least a year at the time of publication, so we believe
that this list will continue to be of use for a while. However, the
World-Wide Web is always changing, so it's also worth using a Web search
engine to locate new sites or any sites that may have moved.
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JobServe mailing list
- Daily list of both permanent and contract requirements
for computer people, based on information supplied by agencies. A
very useful list; jobs for technical authors appear on it every day.
JobServe can be "filtered" so that the copy you receive
only contains the types of requirements you are interested in. For
example, you can specify that you are only interested in permanent
jobs for technical authors in the north of England.
Send a blank e-mail message to subscribe@jobserve.com.
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JobServe Web site
- Another way to access the information currently
available on the JobServe mailing list.
Web site: http://www.jobserve.com/
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Freelance Informer Web site
- Contract requirements for computer people,
plus articles from Freelance Informer magazine. Web site: http://www.freelanceinformer.co.uk/
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TECHWR-L mailing list
- Technical writing discussion group.
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Computing
- Weekly newspaper. Advertisements for permanent
jobs in the computer industry. Free subscription available to computer
professionals currently working in the UK. Paid subscription available
to others. Also sold in some large newsagents in South East England.
Tel: 0171-316 9818.
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Computer Weekly
- Weekly newspaper. Advertisements for permanent
jobs in the computer industry. Free subscription available to computer
professionals currently working in the UK. Paid subscription available
to others. Tel: (01444) 445375 or 445376.
Computer Consultant
- Biweekly magazine. Advertisements for contracts
in the computer industry. Free subscription available in the UK to
computer contractors and people intending to start contracting. Tel:
(01442) 876878.
Computer Contractor
- Biweekly magazine. Advertisements for contracts
in the computer industry. Free subscription available to computer
contractors currently working in the UK. Short-term free subscription
available to people intending to start contracting. Paid subscription
available to others. Tel: 0171-316 9700.
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The Guardian
- National daily newspaper. Advertisements for
software documentation people in the Monday edition (in the Media
supplement) and the Thursday edition (in the OnLine supplement). If
taking out an overseas subscription, note that the international edition,
which is called Guardian Weekly, does not contain the UK job ads;
insist on having the relevant daily editions. Tel: 0161-832 7200.
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Daily Telegraph
- National daily newspaper. Advertisements for
technical authors in the Thursday edition, covering both software
and engineering. Tel: 0207-538 5000.
For jobs in particular locations, check the local
newspapers for advertisements by local employers and check the Yellow
Pages for local employment agencies dealing with technical staff. The
local library may also have information on local businesses. Remember
that
agencies listed in this document may well have
jobs in your area, even if they are based in a different part of the
country.
Don't forget to do some networking - and what
better place to start than the meetings of the UK chapter of the STC?
If you're not already a member, visit the
STC's
Web site to find out more.
