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> Maybe you could ask applicants to take text
> from a text file and apply your company's template.
> Mix up the text a lot and see if they can create a
> coherent section.
>
> Or give them the assignment of writing a procedure
> on how to open a door. I was given that once.
Last job search, I was given the best tech writing
test I'd ever taken. Before I met with the senior
engineer and the software architect, I was told to
take notes because I would use the notes in my writing
test. What I had to do was write a general description
of the product and the procedure for using a feature
that they explained in depth. They had me do so on
paper, but what about a test like that, only using
Frame instead?
