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Written Tests for Interviews?

Posted by Cliff on from the how-often-have-you-seen-it dept.

University Tech asks: "I am a technician at a small private university in the process of hiring a new technician. Everything here is done by committee. One of the committee members was very offended that we were giving the interviewees a written test after we had finished the oral part of the interview. How many of you have had written tests as part of a job interview? I think I have had one at every tech job interview I have ever had (six interviews) and even two hands on tests. Most of my co-workers and friends have as well. Is this perhaps a regional thing or is this normal for us techies?"

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  1. Official test at my organization by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) What is your Slashdot karma (please be aware that Human Resources department according to Proposition I-55544 is now legally required to verify your Slashdot karma before employing you at this organization. Any incorrect information will result in immediate dismissal).
    _ Excellent
    _ Good
    _ Below good
    _ What's Slashdot? What's karma?

    2) Have you ever been marked as (-1: Troll)?
    _ Never, all my postings are Informative, Insightful, Funny or all combined.
    _ I have had occasionally bashed Microsoft and received such moderation in no more than 2 or 3 postings for my entire Slashdot career.
    _ No, all my posts are marked as (-1: Flamebait) or just plain -1
    _ I am the Beowulf cluster poster
    _ I am the guy with goatse.cx links

    3) Have you ever participated in Slashdot polls?
    _ Always, answering honestly and leaving witty remarks regardless of the topic.
    _ Just clicked on random option and read what other people said.
    _ Just chose the CowboyNeal option all the time.
    _ Slashdot has polls????

    1. Re:Official test at my organization by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

      4) Have you, or a family member, ever tried to get the "first post?" Note: Admission of guilt is not necessarily a universal disqualifier.

      --
      Slashdot: Where people pretend to be twice as smart as they really are by behaving like children.
  2. committees by droyad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps you should form a sub-committee to investigate if that act is offensive. And then another sub-committee to liase with the offended person and to properly record their feelings. Then form a sub-sub-committee to assess the performance of both sub-committees.

    Perhaps at that stage everyone will have forgotton why any of the committees was formed in the first place and it the whole thing will blow over.