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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
The interviewer will ask you this question to learn more about how you perform the job of a technical writer. They're not looking for the day-to-day routine tasks you perform in this role, but rather the things you do that are unique to your writing style, resulting in technical documents that meet the highest standards in the industry. You can answer this question by quickly walking them through your normal writing process, highlighting the steps which make you unique in this profession.

William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"Like most technical writers, when working on a project, I move through the project life cycle of requirements, research, writing, reviewing and editing, and acceptance by the client. One of the things I do differently and what I feel makes me unique is the emphasis I put on collaborating with the project stakeholders to clearly understand their desired outcomes and the requirements for the project. I also spend more time researching than usual, so I clearly understand the subject matter and become comfortable writing about it. The last thing I do is meticulously check my spelling, grammar, and punctuation to ensure that the document is error-free. Together, these steps result in technical documents that meet the industry's highest standards, contain no errors, and are completed with minimal rewrites and edits."

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