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Technical Writer Interview Questions
"Employers hiring technical writers want candidates with the technical knowledge and written communication skills to simplify complex concepts. In an interview, be prepared to discuss your writing experience and provide an example of a time you explained a difficult idea to a group or classroom. Your interviewer may also quiz you on technical concepts or ask you to engage in a written exercise."
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Wanted to know my approach towards creating documentation.
what writing experience do you have
If you could eliminate one state from the US, which would it be and why?
What's your address. What's your phone number ...
They asked my opinions on writing style, and "what is wrong with this procedure write-up?"
The most important element of their questions was the live task. The feedback and discussion that followed were what revealed my thinking processes and landed me the job.
Provide an example of a project that missed the mark.
Do an outline of the documentation for a process--any process.
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