How To Break into Technical Writing Whether you're attempting to become a technical writer at 21 or 41, the steps are the same.
Statistics show that the best way to find a job is network, network, network.
Introduce yourself and tell them honestly what you want. Ask them a lot of questions about how they did it. Everyone started somewhere. Ask each person you speak to for another referral. You're looking for direct job leads or information that could lead you to a job.