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From: June Mullins (junemullins, earthlink dot net)
Date: 2002.03.19 - 08.36 MST
I think an important point is that Ned's tests were verbal, not written.
I think that would make the candidate feel more comfortable.
Perry and Lorae Merritt wrote:
> The test idea worked rather well for us at StorageTek. Ned used to give the
> C++ test to each of the candidates. The way he did it if they couldn't
> answer the question he turned it into a teaching opportunity. I don't think
> any of them ever left feeling tortured. The test was given separate from the
> interview.
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> I think it is entirely appropriate to quantifiably ascertain the level of
> knowledge a candidate has before we offer them a job.
>
> P
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Miller" <jnmiller, colorado dot edu>
> To: <antera, enigma dot cryptofreak.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Jay's Linux quiz!
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>
>> - Words by Don Jessup <djessup72, yahoo dot com> [020318 13:04]:
>>
>>> Actually question B might be a little on the difficult side.
>>
>> Herm. Here's how I was looking at it. We're going to be interviewing a
>> fair amount of people, some of whom seem to be quite qualified. A test
>> like this isn't meant to make or break them, it's just meant to be
>> another gauge. That is, *other things being equal*, yould you rather
>> hire the gal who made it to question two or the one who made it to
>> question four?
>>
>> I thought that if she made it through one and two, it would be safe to
>> assume she could also handle (more or less) your A/B/C questions (eg.)
>> too.
>>
>> I guess I'm saying that my goal was to test applicants' *limits* rather
>> than just 'Are they above a certain baseline?'
>>
>> I'm certainly not tied to the test idea, btw. Just pushing for it!
>>
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