Question: Do you have any plans to develop your written communication or technical writing skills in the near future?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Do you have goals to improve your technical and writing skills in the future?

Follow-up questions:

Why so?
What training would this be?
In what areas of writing do you feel like you need to improve on?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning,Basic – Writing

Abilities:

Cognitive – Written Expression

Other Factors:

Personal Improvement (Growth)

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Electronic Mail,Interpersonal Relationships – Letters and Memos,Interpersonal Relationships – Online Text Chat

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Humility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to understand the interviewee’s written output communication skills, and to see if they are actively taking steps to overcome any difficulties or weaknesses they might have.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Not having any training planned is not necessarily a red flag, but an interviewee who is resistant to learning more or appears overconfident that they know everything there is to know about writing is a red flag.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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