I am going through the same problem. I don't even know who to contact to
get permission as the entire management has changed and there is no
technical writing team anymore.
I guess as Al Geist mentioned it is good to ask if we can develop a
sample for them or be lucky enough to have an interview where they would
ask us to document something as Jessica mentioned.
Gail
Jessica Weissman wrote:
Where I work we ask people to document a small Windows control panel
function using Word and a screen shot tool, in 45 minutes. We look for
how well they organize the material and whether they get too
screen-shot-happy and the usual stuff about clarity and appropriateness
and getting the meaning across. We reassure them that we don't expect
them to complete the task in the time allotted. The whole exercise also
helps us judge flexibility, too.
Extra credit for documenting their assumptions and outlining the parts
they couldn't get to.
No risk to them as it has no commercial value, and I've had fun helping
the programmers learn what to look for in a doc sample.
The company gives prospective programmers, engineers, managers, etc. a
survey/quiz. A small on the spot worksample seemed appropriate for tech
writer candidates.
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