Today, there is an abundance of resources to help you find a contract writer. Below are some of the best sources. Some of these can also be time consuming and expensive.
Where to Look?
National and Regional Resume Databases (Including Online Databases and Contracting Sites) – Some of the major ones are: Glassdoor, Indeed, Zip Recruiter, DICE, CareerBuilder, and Hot Jobs. The On-line Databases include: www.guru.com, www.upwork.com/ and www.sologig.com. These can be labor-intensive and off-shore.
STC Job Board -- The Society for Technical Communication (www.stc.org) is a national job board created by Technical Writers with chapters in many of the major cities.
Online Ads – Ads are good for hiring permanent employees, but the results are usually resource-consuming and have long lead times, weeks to months.
Third-party Staffing Agencies – Most of these are generalists, IT staffing firms, or other technical staffing firms. However, some firms (such as Writer Resource, www.writerresource.com) specialize in Technical Writers and maintain a large database of writers with professional technical writing expertise and experience.
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