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Senior Technical Writer Interview Questions
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Each of the six interviewers asked several behavioral questions tied to the Amazon leadership principals, such as: * Tell me about a time that you used customer feedback to make a dramatic change in your documentation.* Tell me about a time that you sacrificed in the short term for long-term results. What was the long-term result? What did you learn? (Often, they had follow-up questions.) * Tell me about a time that you had to document something quickly without having all of the information that you would have liked. * Describe a time when you spent many, many hours learning how something worked so that you could deliver accurate technical documentation. * Tell me about a time that you were involved in a planning meeting and disagreed with the group's decision. How did you react? Did the issue come up again later?
Tell me about a time you encountered difficulty in your life.
"Tell me about a specific time when...." cut through the Miss America answers and forced me to be honest about what I really had contributed, beyond just showing up and doing your duties, at my old position. Also, asking me about my samples--shocked me that they'd actually reviewed them in depth and had questions! Every answer I gave them prompted another question, like explaining "why" to a 3-year old, only these guys knew what they were asking about!
They ask you how you have dealt with making mistakes as well as what you're particularly proud of in your career.
work expertise, skills, tools and so on
How comfortable are you doing fairly dull writing?
Which of my past roles was the closest to their own model (re-insurance)?
What is your experience with Apple Products?
One thing I was asked was if I could work with others in a team.
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