I do something similar in the final round of interviews for tech folks. Hand them some shielded cable and ends and tell them to make a cable that passes the tester that's sitting there as well. Weeds out a disturbing number of folks. Then a pair of UBNT radios and tell them to make a link and here's a laptop you can use to google stuff. Really helps to see who can figure things out on the fly.
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 2:18 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > just give them a box filled with random junk from the warehouse and a > truck-stop bathroom. tell them to "build it". Come back in 20 minutes. > Youll be able to find out alot about a person when you give them unknown > resources and no real instruction or direction. > > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:17 PM Brian Webster <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Sure you do ;-) >> >> Thank You, >> Brian Webster N2KGC >> www.wirelessmapping.com >> www.Broadband-Mapping.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AF [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett >> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Assessing life skills >> >> I don't know anybody with a ham license :( >> >> >> On 5/30/2019 8:35 AM, Robert wrote: >> > Check for a ham license... >> > >> > On 5/30/19 5:28 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> >> When I was young I went exploring. I'd ask my mom if I could go for >> >> a bike ride. I never really specified where, and just kept ranging >> >> farther and farther from home. I'd end up in creeks, culvert pipes, >> >> climbing fences, walking through woods, construction sites, quarries, >> >> and basically anywhere else I didn't get kicked out of. I got there >> >> on my bike so in terms of parental permission I put it all under the >> >> category of "going for a bike ride". I only got arrested once, but I >> >> probably deserved it a few more times. >> >> >> >> I also took things apart and used bits of wire and a battery to play >> >> with the components. At an early job they were impressed that I >> >> correctly used the word "potentiometer" in a sentence. I also >> >> plugged a DC motor into a 120V AC outle --a valuable lesson there. I >> >> also melted a NiCad battery on the carpet when I left it on the >> >> charger too long. >> >> >> >> My hobbies included model trains and my RC car. I could tell you the >> >> difference between a parallel and series circuit when I was 10. I >> >> tagged along with my brother when he went out shooting with his Ruger >> >> 10/22. I slept out in the woods for the fun of it, and sometimes >> >> didn't bring anything but matches. Played with fireworks, made my >> >> own fireworks with homemade black powder and/or match heads. >> >> >> >> My dad made me do drywall, set fence posts, change the belt on a >> >> lawnmower, and so on. >> >> >> >> Every success and every failure contributed to a set of skills that I >> >> took for granted until I encountered people who didn't have them. >> >> Things like spatial reasoning, basic electricity, use of basic hand >> >> tools, and a general sense of time, distance, and direction. >> >> >> >> So the question for AFMUG is how do you find out whether a job >> >> applicant is the curious explorer who wants to know how everything >> >> works? How do I attract that applicant to begin with? I may want >> >> specific skills too like a juggler who can juggle, but I really want >> >> people who can figure stuff out and won't be deterred by every little >> >> bump in the road. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
