Testing IT Professionals On Job Interviews?

An anonymous reader writes "After having my university degrees, a couple of IT certifications, and over ten years of work experience in the industry, with 2-4 years of verifiable employment with each employer, working with a wide range of technologies, is it reasonable to ask me to take some test on a job interview? The same companies don't ask other professionals (lawyer, accountant, sales, HR, etc.) to submit to any kind of in-house tests when they are hired. Why are IT professionals treated differently and in such a paternalistic way? More importantly, why do IT professionals accept being treated less favorably than members of other professions? Should IT professionals start to refuse to be treated as not real professionals?"

Comments

Re:Careful there..

[Anonymous Coward]

As a consultant, I consider myself part of the world's oldest profession. After all:

I charge an extortionate rate
I'll be whatever you want me to be
I spend a lot of time in hotel rooms
I have a pimp that gives me a fraction of what I make and sends me to do things that I really don't want to do

Re:No, it is not reasonable.

[silent_artichoke]

You failed the coding test, but you nicely placed blame on others. Please move to the line for management interviews.

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[KingOfTheMoon]

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