Online Skills Test WAS: [CLUE-Talk] test message [please ignore]

[Randy Arabie]

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Jed S. Baer wrote:

> OK, how 'bout let's talk about those web-based tech skills evaluation
> tests. I've done 2 in 2 days, for the same job. PL/SQL and ANSI SQL. Now
> why would anybody think that the ability to recall the meaning of the
> fourth (rarely used) parameter to some string handler function means
> anything at all WRT to one's ability to write good software?

Don't you know the ability to regurgitate obscure bits of knowledge is the 
best measure of ones ability to perform a job?

> If they'd just call my references, they'd realize that I walk on water, so
> they could save themselves, me, and the rest of the candidates a whole lot
> of time and effort. ;-)

It really is a shame to see how poor companies hiring practices are.
 
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Cheerio!

Randy