Recruitment Services
If you are looking to hire a technical communicator, courseware developer or copywriter
Today, there are many organisations that have poor or missing technical and user information. You may need a professional writer who can capture specialist knowledge and best practice, and then explain it clearly and effectively to the users that need it.
It's a set of skills that can be hard to find – a combination of good writing skills, being able to understand complex technical subjects and then being able to present the information in a way that works.
Cherryleaf provides temporary or permanent development staff with these skills - in authoring, training, copywriting, courseware development and electronic publishing. We have expertise in assessing your particular needs and matching candidates as closely as possible.
Simply contact us by email or telephone. If you can, please state the type of person you want and the salary range. We'll respond by email or phone.
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Free writing test for you to use if you're recruiting a technical author
We offer a free writing test you can use to help you assess candidates. Contact us if you'd like a copy. Note: For prospective employers only - sorry, not available to candidates.
You might not need to recruit
It may be that you only have a temporary need for someone or that your existing staff simply need to acquire new skills. You may also be interested in our managed projects team, who write documentation for clients on a project or outsourced basis. Because Cherryleaf is more than than just a recruitment agency, we're able to look at situation, and (sometimes) recommend appropriate alternative options for you to consider.
Contact us today for more information.
Our area of focus
Our resourcing service focuses on the recruitment of:
- Technical Authors / Writers
- Online Help developers
- Web content developers
- Training courseware developers
- Editors
- Publications managers
- Blog writers
- Ghostbloggers
- Copywriters
Simply contact us by email or telephone If you can, please state the issues you are interested in fixing. We'll respond by email or phone.
Job Description
We can provide you with a generic job description that describes the role of a technical communicator. This description is useful if you're planning to recruit or if you need to create a job description for existing staff.
Unique offer
It is important, more than ever, that the person you recruit is up to speed and productive as quickly as possible. To help you and the person you recruit, Cherryleaf is trialling a new service.
- Our documentation experts will provide free telephone and email support and advice to the person recruited through us, for a period of 21 days.
The service begins from when they start working at your company. This should help new recruits really hit the ground running.
Our selection process
Our selection procedure is rigorous, and our position in the documentation services sector means we have a comprehensive list of high calibre candidates. We have the expertise to find you the right people, with the right skills, in the right place and at the right time.
Cherryleaf provides staff on a contract or permanent basis. We offer customers the choice of managing contract staff themselves or leaving control with Cherryleaf. The latter is particularly useful for customers who require a large team of contractors to be based at their site.
Contact us
Contact us if you have a resourcing requirement, or one coming up. You can also contact Cherryleaf on 01784 258672. We can then give you more information on how we can help you.
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Current vacancies
You can find our vacancies here.
Because contract positions often need to be filled quickly, we don't always have the time to highlight these on our Web site.
Submitting your CV
To register with Cherryleaf, send your CV, with a covering letter, by email. Our address is at the bottom of this page. We will confirm we've received your details. We will contact you if we have anything immediately available. We can only act on your requirements in the covering letter, so be sure you put down all the relevant information (such as where you can work).
Note: Please start the filenames of your CV and covering letter with your first and last names.
Writing your CV or Resume
We will not change your CV, other than to remove contact details, before sending it out to prospective employers. Your CV will tell them a lot about how good a writer you are. This means that your CV should be as good as you can make it.
- Your CV is your first chance to demonstrate your writing skills. You must be clear and concise.
- Most potential employers require us to email CVs, so please send your CV in Word format.
- Limit your CV to two or three sides of A4 paper, if you can.
- Don't forget to check your CV thoroughly. Look out for any typographical, spelling and grammatical errors.
Your CV should include at least: Personal Details, Nationality, Education and Training, Employment, Skills and Leisure Interests.
Writing your covering letter
The covering letter should contain information for Cherryleaf about your preferences, e.g. location and salary . We also need to know that, for contract work, you can prove your freelance status. We will not send your covering letter to a prospective employer unless with your express permission.
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