Interviewing Strategies

[James Barrow]

>Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
>>John Posada said:
>>
>>I kinda disagree. Right now, w w doesn't know what a good place
>>is...doesn't have anything from which to compare it against.
>
>If I were a novice writer, my idea of "a good place" that I would look
>forward to going every morning would be a place where I could learn a lot
>of new things, gain a lot of new experience and develop long term personal
>goals for the future.  Our criteria vary with time and personal situation.

WW, here's something else that just came to mind.  During my first gig as a
tech writer, my manager worked from home and was on the opposite coast from
me.  Although we had all the benefits of email, shared drives and instant
messaging, this still created minor problems down the road when deadlines
were an issue.

Having a manager that is onsite with you is a huge bonus (IMO).  This might
be something that you'll want to determine during your interview.

- Jim