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You might not ask these questions out loud, but you should be thinking them:
1. Do you have any experience hiring/placing technical writers? You do?
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2. Do you have any experience as a technical writer? You don't? Describe how
you compensate for your lack of experience when you manage technical
writers.
3. Why is this job being offered as a contract? it seems to have FT
responsibilities.
4. Why is this job being offered as FT? It seems to be short-term and more
appropriate for a contract.
5. What are the deliverables? You don't know? Can you please connect me to
somebody who knows?
6. (Ask some technical questions about the job...) You don't know? Can you
please have a technical person call me back?
7. You said there is opportunity for advancement.... Can you introduce me to
someone in your organization who *used* to be a technical writer?
8. What happened to the last guy who did this job? What was his reason for
leaving? Can I talk to him?
9. OK, now that we have completed the get-to-know-you part of the interview,
let's go meet the technical people.
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