Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for poets, lyricists and creative writers. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Develop factors such as themes, plots, characterizations, psychological analyses, historical environments, action, and dialogue to create material.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Revise written material to meet personal standards and to satisfy needs of clients, publishers, directors, or producers.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Choose subject matter and suitable form to express personal feelings and experiences or ideas, or to narrate stories or events.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Prepare works in appropriate format for publication, and send them to publishers or producers.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic detail, using sources such as newspaper accounts, diaries, and interviews.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Practice one answer with your own evidence
Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.
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Write fiction or nonfiction prose, such as short stories, novels, biographies, articles, descriptive or critical analyses, and essays.
Your draft
Your draft will appear here as you add your own evidence.
Complete all three fields, then review your wording for accuracy. Leaving fields blank never generates fictional achievements.
Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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