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Pat Warriner DeWeese http://www.writesolutions.org
----- Original Message -----
From: warrinerdeweese <warrinerdeweese -at- email -dot- msn -dot- com>
To: Michele Marques <mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com>; TECHWR-L
<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Advice for Job Seekers
> I'm not disturbed by the question but as a manager with state government I
> know it can't be asked in the public sector. It really has no relevancy to
> the job at hand anyway. These types of subjective questions passed out of
> favor in the early 90s. Find relevant questions to pose to your
candidates.
> Come up with a relevant and appropriate question to get at the answer(s)
> you're striving for with this sort of question.
>
> Pat Warriner DeWeese
>http://www.writesolutions.org
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michele Marques <mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com>
> To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Advice for Job Seekers
>
>
> > Lydia and Mark are both disturbed by this question:
> >
> > > > One of our favorite questions to ask interviewees is "what are the
> three
> > > > best and the three worst traits of your former managers?"
> >
> > They see it as an ambush game.
> >
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Michele Marques
> > Lead Technical Communicator, CMS Manufacturing Systems
> > mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com
> > 905-477-4499 x280
>
