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Subject:Re: Giving a surprise test to interviewees? From:adf1972 -at- yahoo -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:03:51 -0700
> As for the interviewee who "told you to stop
> giving" the test, I'd say you learned a lot about this person just by
> proposing the test. Will she also ask you not to give her those dull
> and boring projects that fill our days between the fun stuff? If she
> doesn't want to take the test...fine...there are other writers out there
> needing the work.
Thanks, your response made me smile :) But no, you misunderstand something
-- the person who complained was not an *interviewee*, but *interviewer*.
She's a co-worker who, up until recently, was a Sr. tech writer (now she's
moved to a different position within the same company).
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