RE: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar

Subject: RE: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar
From: "Condo, Candis" <ccondo -at- c-cor -dot- com>
To: <vrfour -at- verizon -dot- net>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:04:11 -0800

That's simply in excusable. Perhaps you could give her some kind of
maturation test. I believe she would fail.

Candis

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Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 10:53 AM
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Subject: RE: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and
Similar

>>Senior writer leaves. Manager now "interrogates" the
>>candidate about the writing samples - determines how much
>>the candidate knows about what they said they wrote - can
>>the candidate explain concepts/principles related to the
>>domain etc.
>
>Some of my samples go back 15 years. When I first got into the
>business, it was for a telcom company. It is unreasonable for you
>expect me to remember something technical that I wrote about 15 years
>ago and never wrote about again, or 13 years ago when I documented
>some home-grown UNIX tools.

Ha! If only this were the case. I interviewed with Ameriquest in
Anaheim,
California a few years ago, and this was the reason that I did not get
the
job. As a matter of fact, my interview only lasted three minutes.

Note: I specifically name this company because the person that
interviewed
me should be fired, barred from ever interviewing anyone again, and
ashamed
of herself.

During my interview the interviewer asked if I was proficient with
RoboHelp
(I was, and had last used RoboHelp approximately one year prior to the
interview). After a few perfunctory questions, she asked me the
following:

"What was the name of project folder in which you uploaded your
documentation?"

My answer: "I believe it was the same as the name of the software we
were
documenting"

My answer set her off. She was incredulous, and stood up when I said
that I
couldn't be precise in my answer as it was over a year ago. So she
walked
to the door and said, "Give me a call when you can remember the name".

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