Job & Networking Resources

Campus Resources

• Computer skills and tools training
• TPW job leads and TPW alums listserves
• TPW affiliation group and informational interview contacts
• SFSU Career Center

Professional Associations

Major

• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• The International Association of Business Communication (IABC)
• The National Writers' Union (NWU) local technical writing group

Specialized

• American Association of Grant Professionals
• American Institute of Graphic Arts
• American Medical Writers Association (Northern California Chapter)
• American Society of Indexers
• Association for Fundraising Professionals
• Association of Fundraising Professionals - Golden Gate Chapter
• Association of Internet Professionals
• Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
• Business Marketing Association
• CM Professionals: A Content Management Community of Practice
• Council of Science Editors
• DER
• International Association of Information Technology Trainers (Itrain)
• International Council for Technical Communication
• Northern California Science Writers Association
• Public Relations Society of America
• Usability Professionals' Association
• Bay Area Editor's Forum

Discussion/Research Sites

• TECHWR-L
• Newbie Tech Writer
• Mining Company
• Contentious
• The Eserver TC Library
• Beyond Words

Training

• American Society for Training & Development
• Bay Area Techies
• CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
• Editcetera
• The Foundation Center
• Media Alliance

Brokers/Recruiters

• Synergistech
• ProEdit
• Techprose
• Oakhill Corporation

Job Postings

• STC Technical Communication Career Center
• Bay Area email jobs list (sponsored by Berkeley chapter of STC)
• Silicon Valley STC Chapter employment information site
• www.dice.com
• Net-Temps
• Bay Area Computerwork.com
• Jobtrak.com
• craigslist.org
• creativehotlist.com
• Mary's List
• media-alliance.org
• National Opportunity NOCs (Nonprofit Organization Classifieds)
• www.mediabistro.com
• http://www.baychi.org/jobbank (ACM SIGDOC)
• indeed.com
• Not Synergistech's Jobs

If you would like to suggest an addition to this list of job networking resources, please email Lu with details.

Most recent update: August 21, 2008

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