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Andrew Plato wrote:
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> All this lead me to an interesting discovery. People believe their lies.
> This person I hired honestly believed she was a Windows NT and SQL expert.
> She was just appalled that people could not see that. How do your respond
> to that?
I made that discovery independently many years ago. But I also found out
the reverse is often true as well--some people grossly underestimate
their abilities. This phenomenon is by no means unique to technical
writers.
All I can suggest is to try changing your interviewing tactics. Ask the
candidate to talk about a specific project she did, and ask specific
technical questions about it.
L.
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Linda K. Sherman <linsherm -at- gte -dot- net>
Freelance Writer: Technical - Business - Government
