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Technical Writer Interview Questions
"Employers hiring technical writers want candidates with the technical knowledge and written communication skills to simplify complex concepts. In an interview, be prepared to discuss your writing experience and provide an example of a time you explained a difficult idea to a group or classroom. Your interviewer may also quiz you on technical concepts or ask you to engage in a written exercise."
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Have you ever made a mistake?
How do you build rapport or relationships with developers? - This was difficult because I'd never stopped to analyze how I do it. I just do it.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a co-worker on a project and lost.
Pseudo-code question - write a program (on the whiteboard) to parse a string with letters only and return an integer. If the word fizz is included, return 1. If the word buzz is included, return 2. If neither are included, return 0.
Do you aim for quality over quantity or quantity over quality?
Basic information such as terminology in the field
What are tools used for technical writing based on your experience?
All asked a derivative of the "Tell me about a difficult situation/project/co-worker..." question.
I was asked questions about values, my work style, and technical aspects of my work. I was also asked programming questions and to whiteboard.
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