Category Archives: Careers
Happy New Year: What I Learned in 2010
Happy New Year! I welcome 2011 with a smile as I also look back on 2010. From Christmas through New Years, I was on vacation with family in real world, and learned how much I depend on the Internet and … Continue reading
The Salary Gap by Gender – The eLearning Guild Report
Yesterday, July 14, 2010, The eLearning Guild published a research report by Temple Smolen, titled “The Gender Pay Gap in e-Learning.” The report discusses an over 14% pay gap by gender in the e-learning field. Please read this report. It … Continue reading
Happy One-Year Anniversary!
Wow, What a Ride! Tuesday, August 19, 2009, I celebrated my one-year anniversary as sole proprietor of Ridge View Media, my freelance consulting business. To commemorate this occasion, and to thank certain people and companies, I used Articulate’s new Web-based … Continue reading
Yes, We Can! Training & Technical Writing
Can You “Do” Both? Craig of HelpScribe has an April 2008 post that I found fascinating: Why We Become Technical Writers http://www.helpscribe.com/2008/04/why-we-become-technical-writers.html Although I posted a comment on how I entered the technical communication field, it’s one-dimensional. My favorite topic … Continue reading
More Businesses Are Using Freelancers
The “Secret” Is Out! Some in our culture are talking about secrets, or The Secret. However, in these challenging economic times of 2009, with bailout after bailout, runs on bankruptcies, layoffs by the thousands, market downturns, … (okay, I’ll stop … Continue reading
