The final interviewer / hiring manager asked me the difference between substantive editing and copyediting. I've been a professional communicator, writer and editor for about 15 years. It was an absurdly basic question for a role at this level.
Technical Editor Interview Questions
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How comfortable are you working in a fast-paced environment? What experience do you have with copyediting? What is your favorite punctuation?
1. How do you plan and prioritize your work? 2. How do you determine if a piece of writing is good? 3. Describe a time when you were fact-checking and found conflicting information. How did you determine which source to trust?
I'd like to schedule you to take our 45-minute writing assessment. Is that OK?
How well do you work on a team?
Tell me about your previous roles.
Are you hard news or feature editor? What makes you mad? Are you willing to work ingest?
How do you handle tasks if you do not know what to do?
What my ultimate career would be.
What were some of the successes from your time at X company? What were some challenges that arose, and how did you handle them? On a scale of 1-10, how would your former manager rate your performance?
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