Re: How To Choose A Good TW Was Re: Giving a surprise test to interviewees?

[adf1972 -at- yahoo -dot- com]

Tony Markos wrote:

> If you focus on evaluating the trivial (grammar), you
> will choose the candidate who excels at the trivial.  
> 
> If you want a Technical Writer who excels at analysis
> for and design of technical communications, you need a
> TW who can approach a project from a relatively
> high-level of abstraction.  And unfortunately,
> higher-level-of-abstraction type people often miss the
> itty bitty details in timed tests.  
> 
> Ever wonder why Einstein was considered so absent
> minded?

Hardly. It's not an either/or ability by any means. I'm good at the
high-level abstraction, but I'm also very detail-oriented and good at
catching mistakes. And I know from experience I'm hardly alone among tech
writers in having both abilities.

Adrienne

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