Career Options: Communication in Business
As companies become increasingly aware of the central role effective communications play in business success, they are hiring professional communicators in record numbers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in business communication is expected to grow nearly 25 percent between 1998 and 2008.
Career opportunities in information design and corporate communication can best be broken down into the three areas of concentration: Information design, public relations, and web design.
According to U.S. News & World Report, information design, also called technical communication, is one of the top 20 professions to consider in the coming decade. Employers' demand for people who can write clearly about technical subjects exceeds the supply of qualified candidates. Demand is especially strong in the high-tech, telecommunications, medical technology, and e-commerce industries.
PR professionals are called upon for their writing and speaking skills, ability to persuade and network, to strategize and, above all, to be flexible and creative in how to adapt a message within an ever-changing communications landscape. They manage corporate reputations across a range of audiences and publicize products and events via a variety of non-euphonious media. They can work in agencies or in a company's in-house communications office.
Web design teams are made up of writers, graphic artists, computer programmers, HTML experts, database designers, information architects, usability designers, quality controllers, network specialists and system administrators. Working closely together, web design team members develop satisfying and effective user experiences in both static and dynamic virtual environments.
Are you looking for a full-time position in communication? One good place to start your search is at the About Job Search Site. There you will find links to the latest position announcements for employment opportunitities in public relations, corporate communication, web design, web development, technical documentation, and the like.
