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Employment Resources
STC Employment Resources
- Documentation Consultants & Contractors
- Job Announcements
- Job Announcements for STC Members Only
- Talent Pool
- STC WDC employment-related forms:
- What Are Some Good Reference Books? Recommended books for careers in communication
- Metro Baltimore Chapter Jobs Listing
- All STC Chapters with Job Sites on the Web
- STC Society's Technical Communication Career Center (separate from our chapter's list)
Non-STC Employment Resources of Interest to the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
- AllStarJobs: Government page Directory of employment agencies, job banks, employers & career resources.
- Baltimore Jobs
- Baltimore's Preferred Jobs
- Careerjet is a job search engine that collects job listings originating from company websites, recruitment agency websites, and large specialist recruitment sites. Searches may be refined by location or by industry.
- Commerce Business Daily (CBD) U.S. government opportunities
- Craigslist, Washington, DC writing and editing jobs
- Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Job Bank
- DC Web Development Job Announcements RSS feed
- DC Writer Job Announcements RSS feed
- DC PUBS (a list for editors and others working on publications who want to discuss anything related to editing; includes job postings)
- EEI Communications (staff, client, and temporary positions)
- Employment information for disabled people
- European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) institutes job opportunities
- Federal Government Jobs official job site of the U.S. Federal Government
- Federal Jobs Information U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- Federal Employment Optional Application Form 612 PDF file fill-in form
- Federal Government Job Search
- Federal Jobs Digest – find out what Federal jobs are available and which ones you qualify for
- Forty Plus of Greater Washington
- Government Bids (formerly BidRadar) a bid notification service for local, state & Federal government bids and awarded listings matched to your business profile
- JobCentral National Labor Exchangeis a service provided by the DirectEmployers Association, a consortium of Fortune 500 and other leading corporations nationwide, in alliance with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA).
- Job Circle (award-winning employment and information tool devoted to serving Information Technology and Telecom professionals in the Mid-Atlantic area)
- Jobs at C-SPAN Networks
- Jobs at PBS
- Opportunities in Public Affairs (OPA) Washington, DC area Public Relations and Public Affairs Jobs
- Rat Race Rebellion
- Shakespeare Theatre Opportunites
- Smithsonian Institution employment information and links
- Spherion recruiting and staffing for temporary, temp-to-hire and direct-hire positions, as either full or part time jobs
- Techwr-L Employment Job Announcements
- Tessada and Associates, Inc., has technical and non-technical opportunities in DC, Maryland, and Virginia
- W3C Team Job Opportunities (some jobs can be e-work)
- Washington Book Publishers (WBP) Job Openings in the Publishing Industry
- Washington, DC AllStarJobs.com provides links to local employers, employment agencies, job banks, and career resources that serve Washington, DC.
- WashingtonDCDiversity.com provided by SalaryExpert.com. Get a free salary report by job title and location for most cities world wide.
- Washington Independent Writers Job Bank Information
- Writing Assistance matches technical writers, copywriters, and Web content specialists with corporate and freelance positions.
Salary Surveys
- 2008 Salary Survey:
The Washington, DC Chapter salary survey is now available. To access the survey, you'll need to log onto the WDC Members Only
section using your STC member ID and password. - STC Technical Communicator Salary Surveys (U.S., Canada, India, and Israel)
To access the survey, you'll need to log onto the STC members only section of the Society's Web site using your STC member ID and password. - STC Carolina Chapter Employment and Salary Surveys
- 2003 Documentation Managers Survey
Other Employment Resources & Career Information
- America's Job Bank
- BrassRing
- Career Builder
- CEOExpress
- Changing Careers / Interviewing Tools
- Wall Street Journal Executive Careers site
- Interviewing checklist use to list of questions to prepare for interviews and what not to do.
- Changing Careers / Relocation Tools
- Homefair Relocation Tools and Financial Calculators include the following tools and more:
- City reports—use to get side-by-side comparison of two cities' cost of living, climate, demographics, and more.
- Mortgage Affordability Calculator—use to determine the maximum loan amount for which you qualify, based on standard lender rules.
- Relocation Wizard—use to plan your move with a custom timeline.
- Salary Calculator—use this to compare the cost of living and find the salary you'll need to move to a new city.
- School reports—use to obtain in-depth reports on over 12,000 public schools districts and local child care.
- Paycheck Calculator use to calculate gross or net pay, as well as tax withholdings on bonus pay.
- Salary Calculator & Cost-of-Living Reports for International, Canada, & U.S. cities provided by SalaryExpert.com. Get a free salary report by job title and location for most cities world wide.
- SalaryList.com The Data Resource Group provides salary information by job title, company, or location.
- Salary Planning and Surveys The Economic Research Institute (ERI) also provides Career salary and cost of living calculators.
- Social Security Benefit Calculator use to calculate your Social Security retirement benefits using different retirement scenarios. Based on amounts you enter.
- W-4 Withholding Allowance Calculator use to help calculate proper W-4 withholdings so your employer can withhold the correct federal income tax from your pay.
- Homefair Relocation Tools and Financial Calculators include the following tools and more:
- Colorado Online Job Connection
- Computer work
- DBM human capital management services that offer HR solutions, including résumé development and interviewing techniques
- Employer Locator from America's Career Infonet
- EServer TC Library, an excellent source of information about independent technical communication consulting.
- Fortune500
- Get your career on track (article from FastCompany.com)
- Job of the Week Listserv (To join, send a blank e-mail to
- Jobs and Opportunity to Improve Neighborhoods (JOIN)
- Law Enforcement Jobs
- LinkedIn Jobs Find a job using your LinkedIn network
MILSpouse.org is a resource library for military spouse employment, education, and relocation information.- Military Spouse JobSearch
- Monster Board
- MonsterTrak search for internships and entry-level jobs
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) jobs
- National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)
- Nation Job
- Native Americans
- Occupational Information Network O*NET Online (replaces the Dept. of Labor's DOT)
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly Article on Internet Job Hunting Resources (how to use the Internet to look for a job)
- ProBonoLink.org (located in Central Ohio, nonprofits may post their projects and connect with marketing and communication experts who are interested in discussing a project and volunteering help)
- Professional Outplacement Assistance Center (provides assistance to individuals who are in professional, technical, and managerial occupations)
- Résumé to Referral
- Science Jobs
- Social Security Administration
- Unemployment Information
- University of Maryland Employment Opportunities for Non-Exempt Positions, Exempt, Faculty, and Graduate Assistant Positions positions at the university
- U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, Writers and Editors At the bottom, it also shows median salaries based on the type of writing.
- Yahoo index for job hunting
- Working While Disabled – A Guide To Plans For Achieving Self-Support SSA Publication No. 05-11017, February 2004 (en Español)
Also look on the Web at the home pages for specific companies you are interested in. Most of them have an employment (jobs, careers) page where you can apply directly to the company.
Contact Us
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- Job Announcement form (FREE)
- Documentation Consultants & Contractors Resources form (FREE for STC members)
- Talent Pool form (FREE for STC members)
For questions about employment or job searching, contact the
Employment Committee Manager:
Hugh Owen at
or call 202-357-0508 (work) or 443-203-6559 (home)
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