Hi, all - I'm responding for Suzanna Laurent, because she's got other meetings and teleconferences scheduled over the next several days. Further, she really ...
Oops - I apologize to everyone - I did a reply all, not thinking about the forum aspect of ReformSTC. My apologies to those who will read this twice. I'm...
Hi, Sherry :-) Thanks for replying to the comments. I just have one comment... _____ Final 2 notes: Joe is a member of STC. Suzanna posted her responses to...
I get the impression that the designers of the new Career Center do not comprehend the scale of some of our states. Someone living in El Paso might not be...
I don't, because my local chapter's web site runs its *own* jobs page that suits my needs perfectly. By the way, I belong to the Silicon Valley chapter. I'm...
Here's something else that might come as a surprise ... I looked on the STC job board. Nice. Ok, post my resume. Then, move on to the IABC (International...
Thanks, Joe. *And* the SVC jobs page accepts ads at no charge. It can be found at http://www.stc-siliconvalley.org/employment/job_index.asp?operation=view ...
In Orange County, --Orange County members can have their resumes posted to the Orange County STC site for NO CHARGE. Non-members and STC members of other...
Guy K. Haas wrote: <Anybody else feeling under-served by this aspect of the new offering? ... Yes, I just went to the site & got that under-served feeling. The...
Guy Haas asks about the "granularity" of the new STC jobs board ... Guy, as far as 'granularity', I believe the old board was also searchable only by state...
... <snip> No, a company could post an open position on the job board at STC.com without paying a fee. If they are now charging, this is something new. ...sue...
... The new pricing structure goes into effect on August 15. See http://jobs.stc.org/r/jobs/post/index.cfm?site_id=360 for prices on job postings. Char...
I can't help but wonder if charging companies who have members in the STC (or charging at all) will increase or sustain the number of jobs posted. And these 5...
... With the inevitable reduction in the number of jobs being posted to the further detriment of the membership. Currently, I am not a member. I was, including...
Hi, John :-) ... I'm pretty sure no one considers me to be at the higher levels of STC ;-) Char James-Tanny Senior Member, Boston Chapter Member, Online...
Hi, Folks! Where I work, we hire technical communicators. Only technical communicators. We have never posted a job listing on the national STC site. With this...
Do you think professional writing, as in writing as a paid activity, is going through a global transformation? Maybe what's going on with STC is just one,...
Not a big deal for me...the results can be searched by key words (e.g. city name). I suppose there is a difference in the sophistication of features you can...
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Well, here are a few of my random thoughts on the interesting questions you bring up. It used to be said that there was "freedom of the press for those who own...
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... Well here's a direct conflict of interest within the organization. They are charging for main web site job exposure, yet chapters are running their own...
I also have a few random thoughts on these comments... ... Of course. In the years I've been in technical writing, I've seen continuous transformation. Desktop...
... Other possibilities: 1. Many of the local businesses do not know that there is a professional society resource for them on which to post openings. 2....
... What of non-members? Or former members who left because we were fed up with getting little valuable return on our membership investment? Who do we contact?...
... Yes, the response I've received from just about everyone is that "you get out of it what you put into it", which is a load of bull. I tried to put a lot of...
... <snip> FWIW, my experience was pretty identical to Bill's. It's one reason why I've postponed renewing my own membership... I've adopted a "wait and see" ...
... Well, there's two of us who share the same concerns. I personally think it'd be more efficient to reply to our concerns once (via a list such as this) and...
... And as a closing thought, I see the pricing scheme as a detriment to the STC's job boards. Less companies will post, the money won't roll in, and this will...
Late last month, I asked if we could put together an elevator speech that succinctly outlines the problems (as we see them) and the solutions we would like --...
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