Hiring Kit: Technical Writer

Businesses of all sizes are spending a good bit of time and energy digitizing their operations. While a business’s digital transformation may make systems more efficient and workers more productive, digital enterprises still require extensive documentation and the technical writers who create it.

This customizable hiring kit, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, provides a framework your business can use to find the right person for the job. The kit includes salary details, a job description, interview questions, and a job advert.

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    Writing documentation, particularly procedural instructions, requires a clear and full understanding of the system, machine, or topic being written about. A successful writer must have enough experience and expertise to know when a procedural step is unclear and why, so they can relay that information to the product team and find a solution.

    More successful candidates will also understand the job is never really finished. Nearly all documentation could be improved in some way. Beyond mere improvement, there are likely to be procedural changes that must be incorporated into the associated documentation. New versions may require new documentation, new diagrams, etc. Technical writers must continuously develop their expertise so that they can continuously monitor and update previously published documents.

    Depending on how the role will play in your organization, educational requirements could range from a bachelor’s degree in communications or English to a master’s degree in engineering, IT, or science. The main role is communication, so degrees of that nature are a priority. However, if a candidate has technical writing experience while working as an engineer or scientist, an English degree may not be necessary.

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