atw: Re: Australian source of citation advice [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Spot on, Bob. So much of my time is spent "fixing up" other people's work or
"having a look" at what's been written by the consulting firm who did the
initial roll-out. I think it's vitally important as a writer to be able to
analyse good and bad writing, and to be able to apply lessons learnt to your
own writing.

2008/9/6 Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>

> Jasmine,
> Some time back, I had a manager ask how to interview a tech writer.  It was
> for a position in another state.
> I told him to ask for some samples of their work to look at (a portfolio).
> He responded that they may bring in work that is not theirs.
> I suggested that he ask questions like:
>    Why is this good?
>    Why was it done this way?
>    What could have been done better?
>    What problems did you have?
> There are ALWAYS problems so an answer of 'No problems" is suspect.
> "Yes'', he said and marched off.  ( and hired a writer with excellent
> skills and experience)
>
>
> Bob Trussler
>
>

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