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What are some tricky questions that can be asked to a content writer during an interview?

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Question added by Eijaz Ibrahim Pardhan , Senior SEO Executive , JBS
Date Posted: 2015/06/24
Saloni Behal
by Saloni Behal , Senior Content Writer , Vincit software & consulting pvt ltd

What is the difference between content writing and copywriting?

How much experience do you have in technical writing (or any specific field)?

How you can make headlines, and social media content?

Which tool do you use?

Are you friendly with Seo's perspective?

 

 

 

javvadi Lakshmana Rao
by javvadi Lakshmana Rao , Executive Assistant- Admin & Operations , Rasapoorna Foods Pvt Ltd

  • What do you think are the integral components of good content? ...
  • What are the ways to decide the tone of a particular content? ...
  • How can you make your information credible? ...
  • Illustrate the basic difference between an article and blog.

Liberty Mwariwangu
by Liberty Mwariwangu , Graphic Designer | Subeditor , Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ)

  • Describe why you started blogging.
  • What is a professional area you'd like to improve in?
  • Can you provide blogging references?
  • Which bloggers or blogs do you admire and why?
  • Tell me about yourself.
  • What is your favorite thing about blogging?
  • Why did you leave your previous position?
  • Where do you see yourself in five years?
  • How would your previous supervisor describe you?
  • What would you say is your biggest strength as a writer?

Why do you do content writing?

what is the difference between content writing and copywriting?

what skills do you have as a content writer that sets you apart from other content writers?

if there is no time deadline how many articles you can write in a month?

Eva Makanga
by Eva Makanga , Corporate Legal Researcher , InAble

Authenticity of the content

MOHAMED ELHILALI
by MOHAMED ELHILALI , مسؤول التسويق الرقمي و الاعمال الادارية , BROADWAY INSTITUTE

Convince me that you are a professional content writer

Akeem Adebimpe
by Akeem Adebimpe , security coordinator and facility manager , Beiersdorf (Nivea)

as a content writer , questions can come from any angle, so you must be prepared. that is why it is good to know little about every thing from politics, to trnding topics, typical issus , global warming, social economics news etc. the person you are interviewing might want to know whether you are knowlegable on the issues so you must be prepared and also your research work on that topic must be accurate.

MUHAMMAD Nasir Aziz
by MUHAMMAD Nasir Aziz , Sales Promoter , Vivo Moobile Phone

What is Your English Level?How much is your experience in Content Writing?Please show me some samples of your writing work.On how many websites you have written the content?Do you know keyword Density in Content Writing?What is Content Marketing?

Gladys Odunayo-fasika
by Gladys Odunayo-fasika , TEACHER , KINGS ACADEMY JORDAN

A content writter can be asked; 

purpose of writting

Lesson to be learn in the writes up

centerdness

major character

Role player

Pooja Kadam
by Pooja Kadam , Marketing Executive , Vajrakaya Technologies

I am mentioning few samples of question, those I would like to ask if I will get a chance to hire some content writer:

- Tell me the difference between Copy writing and Content writing? As you are going to make some research before you write on some topic, how can your content will convince your reader that you have created a content and not copied a content?

- Do you read any blog? Which one is your fevorite that you do not want to miss on everyday and why?

- How you can you explain this term "Content Writing"? What do you know about it? like about its history, its presence and its future trends? What this task mean for you?

- What inspire you on daily basis to write a content? And how? 

Nabahat Shanza
by Nabahat Shanza , General Manager Social Media , Unique Track Pvt Ltd

Every writer has his/her own writing style. Writing is a God gifted skill for His specific persons whom He choose to do this job. But if you want to judge them you can note their timing and style of communicate with audience. 

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