Software Technical Writer Interview Questions

Do you have previous experience in writing and editing?

You don't have any previous knowledge in the field, how can we evaluate you?

Technical Writer I - New Grad

Interviewed at National Instruments

3.7★

Oct 15, 2012

What are your salary expectations?

Engineering Technical Writer

Interviewed at Agilysys

3.3★

Feb 18, 2012

Detail on a specific project I had completed

Web Content Writer

Interviewed at Learning Sciences International

3.1★

Aug 22, 2012

Describe who we are and what we do in 30 seconds.

Staff Writer

Interviewed at Verilogue

3.5★

Apr 1, 2013

How should we market (this written product we are considering hiring you to write) to market researchers vs brand managers vs XX?

Principal Technical Writer

Interviewed at NetSuite

3.8★

Aug 1, 2013

I was asked a series of accounting questions. Fortunately, I'd been warned that my previous accounting background was one of the things they liked about me. Still, I missed an easy question: after assets and liabilities, what makes a balance sheet balance? In my defense, it's been 20 years since I looked at a balance sheet.

Writer

Interviewed at Close to My Heart

3.2★

Mar 7, 2014

Write sample copy on the fly with basically no context.

Technical Writer

Interviewed at Amdex

3.6★

Dec 24, 2014

How have you dealt with situations where you and your boss disagreed?

How many years have you worked in this industry and what experience do you have to fill position?