MetroHealth System

A fast paced environment where you are constantly learning. Being able to work independently and also part of a team is crucial to the departments sucsess. Learning as you go and being open to new opportunities to gain further insights on healthcare are also welcomed and encouraged. The team is g...

Have samples or a portfolio prepared. My position was an internship only, so the thinking behind it was that I would walk away from this temporary position with technical writing samples for a future portfolio. There are a lot of people vying for these writing and editing jobs, so having a portfo...

I'm not sure how normal my experience was. It was an eight-week internship, and MetroHealth had never had a technical writer intern before, so it was uncharted territory for everyone involved.There were a few roadblocks during my stay. My manager was hoping to have me work on transitioning digita...

Studying Creative Writing—and English, in general—allowed me to develop and utilize skills instrumental to fulfilling the duties of a technical writer. Technical writing is a lot like translating. It's writing, yes, but it doesn't necessarily scratch that creative itch. But how you take that tech...