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Subject:RE: Technical Test From:"LeVie, Donald S" <donald -dot- s -dot- levie -at- intel -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:51:48 -0800
Alan stated:
<<The issue here is not statutory requirements governing pre-employment
examinations (there may or may not be any). Rather, can Andrew (or any
other employer) defend his testing practices against a legal challenge.<<
Precisely. The situation Andrew sets up with his interview "test" reflects a
real-world situation. Just as the large mechanic was rejected for the
position because he was unable to meet a job requirement (not being able to
fit through the man-hole opening), so too can a potential candidate be
rejected for a position because "can-do" attitude is a "skill" that person
may have failed to demonstrate with Andrew's test. Most of us are faced with
working on projects from time to time where perhaps the technical knowledge
requirements may be overwhelming, but we dive in anyway because we have the
job requirement of "proper attitude."
I find it difficult to believe that Andrew would have a hard time defending
in court his right to hire or reject candidates according to his clearly
defined job requirements. In fact, the very act of a rejected candidate
suing him for discrimination proves Andrew's case before even stepping into
a courtroom!!
Ah, life is nothing but a journey through a litigious landscape...why
couldn't it be more like Fantasy (or is that Temptation) Island?
Regards,
Donn Le Vie
Information Engineering
Network Communication Group
Wireless Communication and Computing Group
Intel
IPCC 01, the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference,
October 24-27, 2001 at historic La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 15. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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