Re: Experience VS Ability

Subject: Re: Experience VS Ability
From: Steven Jong <SteveFJong -at- AOL -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:15:11 -0400

For you hiring managers out there, I have this (hypothetical but pertinent)
question:

You're interviewing a candidate for a position revising user information for
your flagship product on a tight schedule. The material was created using
Tool X.
The candidate lists Tool Y but seems promising.
You ask: "Are you familiar with Tool X?"

The candidate says brightly, "Tool X or Tool Y, they're all the same.
Once you learn one tool you can learn another in a couple of days."

My question is: Are you willing to entrust the project to someone who says
she can learn a tool in two days?

-- Steve

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