QUERY: tech writer interview

["heidi arnold" <heidi -dot- w -dot- arnold -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hi, Kay --

in interviewing candidates at my old job, one question i standardly used was
to ask them to describe a challenging project, how they addressed problems
that arose, i.e. how they resolved those problems, and what they learned
from the process, what they enjoyed about it -- i make clear that i expect
this question to be answered in detail

i like asking it because 1) it gives the candidate a chance to talk about
one of their successes in a previous job and 2) the kind of project they
choose to discuss tells something about their comfort level as far as
difficulty of work goes -- also, asking this same question, the same way of
all candidates, gives one part of a picture for comparing them

of course if they don't have great successes to discuss, that's something to
note, as well

my 2 cents

heidi

On 5/16/07, Kay Honaker <khonaker -at- accela -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Y'all,
>
> I've been invited to sit in on an interview for a new technical writer
> being added to my team. What are the best questions you've been asked? The
> questions you've asked yourselves, that have gotten the most telling
> responses?
>
> This is kind of a rush, and I'm on digest, so please respond privately.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kay Honaker
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