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Subject:Re: tests From:"Wayne J. Douglass" <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 11 Dec 1996 10:13:41 -0800
At 09:43 AM 12/10/96 -0600, Ruth Glaser wrote:
>Here's a twist on the subject of testing job applicants: Not only is this a
good
>way for employers to screen candidates, but it also is a *great* way for you
>as a candidate to screen the employer.
Good point, Ruth. Having been subjected to a couple of lamebrain "tests" in
my time, I decided that I didn't want to work for the company anyway.
As I get older, I have less patience for this nonsense. I have yet to walk
out on an interview/test process that is conducted by idiots, but I've come
close.
--Wayne Douglass
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