Description

Are you looking for a job in the field of technical communication? Or considering some change in your tech comm career? You need to attend the sixth annual STC Berkeley job fair. You can talk to recruiters, join in short discussions about career-related topics, and get expert advice about improving your resume. And you can network with other people in the field at the Job Fair.

We’ll again have the job fair on a Saturday afternoon to make it more convenient for people to attend.

Participants

Recruiters from Synergistech, TEKsystems, and Bio-Rad Laboratories.

Résumé advice from Joy Montgomery, author of Hand It to ‘Em on a Platter, a book about resume-building.

Progression-style discussions:

• “Skills You Need to be a Technical Writer” – Meryl Sustarsic
• “Technical Writing in the Medical Device Industry” – Jessie Miyasaki

Time and Place

Saturday, September 28, 2019. Doors open at 12:00 p.m., close at 3:00 p.m.  Recruiters from Synergistech and Expert Support will have tables to meet candidates. Progression discussion(s) 1:00 to 2:00.

The location is the Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley. You can take public transit; the campus is adjacent to the Ashby BART station. The job fair will be just off the main lobby.

Admission

$10 reserved online (click Add to Cart below) or $15 at the door.

If you don’t wish to use PayPal, you can reserve a place by sending email to [email protected]. We’ll collect the reserved-in-advance price from you (cash or check) at the door.

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