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===Program description=== | ===Program description=== | ||
The SUMO technical writing program provides the opportunity for students and professionals to be part of the team that provides help for millions of Firefox users around the world | The SUMO technical writing program provides the opportunity for students and professionals to be part of the team that provides help for millions of Firefox users around the world and learn new skills. | ||
The program gives an insight into the software industry, allowing the participants to understand how the release of Firefox works and what the important factors for providing support are. The program is open to anyone interested in the technology industry, in open source software and or in technical writing. | The program gives an insight into the software industry, allowing the participants to understand how the release of Firefox works and what the important factors for providing support are. The program is open to anyone interested in the technology industry, in open source software and or in technical writing. | ||
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The program will allow participants to prove and improve their writing skills, while having a real impact on Firefox users across the globe. Our community and our staff will review the work, give feedback and participants will be able to attend various workshops. | The program will allow participants to prove and improve their writing skills, while having a real impact on Firefox users across the globe. Our community and our staff will review the work, give feedback and participants will be able to attend various workshops. | ||
The program is structured around the Firefox releases and we will be forming task forces and distributing the different tasks. When a participant has contributed to a complete release cycle he or she will get a certificate from our staff. As the writing is public, published in our websites and translated into multiple languages, participants have the possibility of linking to it as a work sample for prospective employers. | The program is structured around the Firefox releases and we will be forming task forces and distributing the different tasks. When a participant has contributed to a complete release cycle he or she will get a certificate from our staff. As the writing is public, published in our websites and translated into multiple languages, participants have the possibility of linking to it as a work sample for prospective employers. | ||
===Benefits at a glance=== | ===Benefits at a glance=== | ||