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Ask the candidate if they can write a procedure. Don't make it elaborate,
just something that could be performed in five or six steps.
During the selection process for a recent assignment, a client told me that
they had rejected a couple of candidates because they could not write
step-by-step instructions.
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Will Husa
Technical Writer
Will Husa Documentation Solutions
Phone: 708.927.3569
Skype ID: william.husa
will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com
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Behalf Of Kim Bieler
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:33 AM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Interviewing technical writers
I'm evaluating resumes for a technical writing & content strategy position
at our company. I'm pretty clear on what I would ask candidates in an
interview, but I'm not sure how to decide based on their resume who I should
follow up with.
Is it appropriate to ask for writing samples before an interview? Are there
particular assets or red flags I should be looking for in a resume? Any
background research I should conduct?
Thanks!
Kim Bieler
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