How to Build a DITA XML Technical Writing Portfolio

Do you wonder how you can demonstrate technical writing skills using DITA XML. Do you wonder how to make your resume (CV) shine compared to other technical writers' CVs and YOU get invited to the job interview. As a technical writer, you want to demonstrate your DITA XML technical writing skills to impress the recruiting manager and get invited to the job interview.

If you are a student, who just wants to start in this field, I am sure you get frustrated every time you see in the job ads "3 to 5 years of experience wanted" or "provide technical writing examples from your previous work". How can you possibly do that if you never get the job in the first place. How can you start your journey and land the dreamed technical writer job in the software documentation development world, if they never give you a chance.

Well, my answer to that is simple - you need to design and develop your own technical writing portfolio. You must proactively approach it and focus on the skills you want to demonstrate to your desired employer. In a world dominated by software development skills demand, you must know what to do to provide software documentation for the users.

My name is Jordan Stanchev. I've made my career in the field of technical communications with a strong focus on technical writing and information architecture, and writing using DITA XML over the last 20 years. I practice what I teach as a part of a Fortune 500 company as a User Assistance Development Architect.