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Re: Examining proficiency of job applicants in FrameMaker
Subject:Re: Examining proficiency of job applicants in FrameMaker From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:07:50 -0500
lyndsey -dot- amott -at- docsymmetry -dot- com wrote:
> I think you are right that people should be hired according to their
> motivation, attitude, and character, but then you still have to train them
> once they're hired.
A motivated employee will self-learn the material before the bureaucracy
even gets around to scheduling the training class.
> And how do you test if a person really is motivated? Employers have been
> trying to find a way to test this for centuries.
There is no way, no way at all. That's why employers created at-will
employment - use it.
