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Re: Writing tests for Peoplesoft contract position?

Subject: Re: Writing tests for Peoplesoft contract position?
From: Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:59:12 -0500




Julia Williams wrote:

Am I the only one here who finds this request deeply offensive?


I didn't find it offensive. I didn't get the impression that he was asking
for specific details of the tests but just a general overview of what areas
are tested.
Personally I like to have the opportunity to be mentally prepared for a test
by knowing roughly what sort of thing it covers (tool stuff? writing style?
grammar/spelling etc.).
J


I like to be mentally prepared for tests, too. A good night's sleep, green tea, perhaps a Times crossword to get the juices flowing, a brisk walk around the block. All of those help. Maybe it's a generational thing, but I do not go into a test session with the expectation that I should know in advance what is going to be asked, nor does not knowing engender any anxiety.

Presumably the company wants a fair way to compare the qualifications of writers and so they are going to ask questions writers should be able to handle. Trying to get a leg up on the competition by ferreting out more information about the test than the company offers you strikes me as cheating. And while "business ethics" is as much of an oxymoron as "army intelligence," I, for one would be averse to hiring a candidate who demonstrates that kind of willingness to cut ethical corners before the interview has even started.

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