When I went to work at the NASA Tracking Station in Kauai, HI, I had no idea that the interview included a test in electronics and computing. However after the interview the Facilitator asked me if I wouldn't mind taking a small test to verify my credentials. I said sure and 480 questions later I was finished. This was very thorough and appropriate due the serious nature of spacecraft and astronaut communications. So I'm all for testing when the nature of the job calls for verification of knowledge in the field you are being hired for.
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When I went to work at the NASA Tracking Station in Kauai, HI, I had no idea that the interview included a test in electronics and computing. However after the interview the Facilitator asked me if I wouldn't mind taking a small test to verify my credentials. I said sure and 480 questions later I was finished. This was very thorough and appropriate due the serious nature of spacecraft and astronaut communications. So I'm all for testing when the nature of the job calls for verification of knowledge in the field you are being hired for.