Moving to a New Career in Technical Documentation - Part 1

Published: 2024-05-14 Updated: 2025-03-26

Career changer! For many, this initially sounds like a second choice career path, but moving across to a career as a technical writer is not that unusual. It doesn’t leave a blot on the CV either, but in fact brings its advantages. tecteam is an educational institute that enables people with a wide variety of professional backgrounds to move across to this interesting profession. They explained to us what anyone wishing to embark on a successful second career as a technical writer needs to know.

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