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Subject:Re: Interviewing a technical writer -- questions? From:Glen Warner <gdwarner -at- ricochet -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:59:13 -0700
Susan Pearson <spearson -at- espial -dot- com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Today, I have the privilege of sitting in on a tech. writer
interview --
> my first ever. Can anybody provide me with some questions I should
ask,
> aside from the standard questions I've been given by HR.
This was actually hashed out on the list a few weeks ago. The
original question was similar to yours; the final answer (after lots
of debate) was there's no perfect set of questions.
Good luck! :o)
(*snip*)
> Any help would be appreciated, and thanks in advance!
>
> Susie Pearson
--gdw
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