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Re: How To Choose A Good TW Was Re: Giving a surprise test to interviewees?
Subject:Re: How To Choose A Good TW Was Re: Giving a surprise test to interviewees? From:adf1972 -at- yahoo -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:24:34 -0700
Tony Markos wrote:
> Interviewers should always ask:
> "What makes you unique as a Technical Writer?". The
> highest priority of the better job-search training
> programs is having their attendees drill on whats
> commonly referred to as their "30 Second Self Promo
> Commercial". And in it's most powerful form, that
> pitch is "My name is X, and WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE as a
> Technical Writer is Y."
Being good at selling yourself in an interview means that you're good at
selling yourself in an interview. It doesn't necessarily mean that you're
also a good tech writer.
I worked with someone who sold herself brilliantly during an interview for
a sr-level TW position, but turned out to be a horrible employee. She
couldn't write well (even when she tried), and preferred to spend most of
her day surfing the Web as opposed to actually working. Our mgr fired her
after five or six months, after giving her much handholding and many
attempts to "shape up".
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