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From: Hannah Drake
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 10:09 AM
To: techwr-l
Subject: Tech writer job descriptions & hiring ESL tech writers?
First, Happy New Year! Who else is super excited for the snow storm in New England? :-| <grin>
So I've been asked to create "levels" of progression for the tech writer team.
After a bit of perusing Indeed.com, I've seen titles such as Junior and Senior, and also I, II, III.
Does anyone have a good break-down of what it means to be in either of these categories?
This search began because I've gotten approval to hire an additional team member to our overseas location -- which brings me to my next question, any tips for hiring ESL tech writers?
My biggest goal is to find someone with a mastery of the written English language, as you might imaging -- how do I go about testing that?
Thanks in advance for your time and responses!
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