Technical Editor Interview Questions

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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.
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Editor

Interviewed at Credible

3.7
Jul 27, 2023

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.

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?
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Assignment Editor

Interviewed at NBCUniversal

3.9
Dec 3, 2020

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?

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