Re: Technical Writing Certifications

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Well, this is what I've been doing, with only about
60% success over the years...

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
> Ask them what they personally like most and least about working there.
> Ask them to estimate their annual employee turnover rate and average
> length of employment.
> Ask about their investors and recent financial history.
> Ask for an opportunity to walk around the work area.
> Ask about company-organized social events.
> Ask about money and work time allotted for continuing education.
> Ask if their managers mostly came up through the ranks or were hired as
> managers.
> Ask about the flow of employees (if any) between them and their
> competitors.
> Ask if the typical employee covers multiple areas of responsibility.
> Ask for the best-case scenario of where the company might be in five
> years.
> Ask what kind of work they've outsourced in the past, and to whom.
> Ask about the relative percentages of full-time employees, part-time
> employees, and contractors.
> 
> OK, there's a dozen to start with...

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