On August 14, 2013 in Oakland at the Highlands Country Club, the STC Berkeley Chapter presented “The World According to Tech Pubs Hiring Managers.” STC Associate Fellow Joseph Devney moderated panelists Paul Battaglia of Cloudera, Leif Brown of Perforce Software and Joanne Tenenbaum of Bio-Rad. They discussed what they look for in candidates. They try to read every resume and look for people who can write clearly, organize efficiently and work well with others. Do you have a good track record and can you learn quickly?

The next STC Silicon Valley chapter meeting will be on Monday August 19, 2013 at Harry’s Hofbrau 1909 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 366-3733. Teresa Oliver-Merrill of Five9 will present “What, No Tech Writers?”

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