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A corpus-assisted analysis of recruitment postings in content strategy

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With the rapidly evolving landscape in industry, content strategy poses a pressing demand from college graduates. By examining recruitment postings for content strategist positions in December 2018 and identifying significant characteristics in qualifications, responsibilities, and specialized skills, this study found the continuing emphases of web and multimedia platforms of content as well as written communication skills. The results also shed light on technical communication educators and students.

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      SIGDOC '19: Proceedings of the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication
      October 2019
      308 pages
      ISBN:9781450367905
      DOI:10.1145/3328020

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