atw: Re: Australian source of citation advice [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
- From: Caz.H <cazhart@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:07:37 +1000
Or perhaps lessons learned ....
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Jasmine Andrews <
jasminethetrainer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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Carolyn Hart
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