Since the role was a new one for the company, many of the questions revolved around creating a documentation process, and how I supported product and customer-facing teams in this role at previous companies. There were also several questions about audience and how to write technical and product content for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Senior Technical Writer Interview Questions
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What are your strength and weakness?
What are you passionate about? Tell us about a time when you had issues to find SMEs for a key content to be released
Describe a time when a PM was micromanaging / disagreeing with your opinion on a documentation decision, and how you responded.
Tell me how you handle competing deadlines?
Explain the process that you use when deciding how to document a product or feature. What is your general process for documenting any product or feature.
Describe a scenario where you needed to obtain information from a work colleague, but they were uncooperative or couldn't find the time to provide this information. How did you ultimately gather this information?
Outline the process you use to create content for a new or unfamiliar product or feature. How do you get to know the product? How do you decide and plan what to write?
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