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Re: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar
Subject:Re: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar From:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:28:19 -0800 (PST)
The problem I see with this approach is that, while it may find the best person at writing procedure to make coffee, if the objective is to find someone who is good at writing procedure for complex computer systems, it will probably screen out the best candidates, as it focuses on secondary skills.
People who excel at larger scale TWing efforts are not the best at smaller scale TWing efforts.
Richard Lewis
On 11/20/06, Sarah Bouchier wrote:
>
> >"Describe clearly and concisely the procedure to make a pot of coffee,
> >for someone with a normal level of intelligence, who for whatever
> reason
> >never made coffee before. Imagine someone finding a coffee making
> >machine in a holiday cottage, who has to make coffee for the first time
> >using the instruction you have written, which lies next to the machine.
> >You are completely free in how you create this instruction. .....
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