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Senior Technical Writer Interview Questions
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What was a challenge that you faced in a job and how did you approach the challenge and deal with it?
Told about a feature and then asked me to explain it.
STAR format questions mostly. Be prepared to dive deep into your thought process.
What kinds of things did you research before starting XYZ project? If you needed to document a new feature and update an existing page at the same time, how would you prioritize? What is an API? How do people use the API you're currently documenting?
The interviews covered a whole range of aspects of being a Technical Writer. They were pretty comprehensive, starting with Human Resources, they went through all the people directly related to the Technical Writing (TW Manager, TW Team members, Product, ...)
How have you dealt with getting information from SMEs when writing technical content?
The recruiter called me and gave me a written test before the telephonic. Questions were ok ok.
Describe a project that you worked on that you feel was successful. What was your role in the project and in making it successful?
There was a writing test that included writing some instructions from scratch and editing some existing documentation samples.
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