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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 3651645, member: 889"] My wife is a technical writer for a fintech company. Her background was in science writing (BA/BS in English and Biology, MA in Science Writing), but after years of working for non-profits and being treated like ____ and woefully underpaid, she applied for this job. It used a lot of the same skills, with emphasis on technical accuracy and consistency. She's basically in charge of the help system for one of the company's products now. Coming from IT would actually give you a leg up in any kind of software technical writing, since you probably understand the code better than most writers. Demonstrating your writing capabilities might not be as straightforward in an interview, but if you've ever documented anything, that would help. I'm pretty sure my wife's company has hired writers from an array of background, both "softer" (more writing-oriented) and "harder" (more technically-oriented). [/QUOTE]