Yeah, that's a good idea. Ubiquiti is dead simple. Anybody applying
for a tech job should be able to figure that out in 5 minutes.
I once laid out 3 devices and 3 power supplies to see who could match
them together. Most people just checked for which plug felt right.....I
think 1 out of 4 thought to flip the devices over and see what voltage
they needed.
I guess a few practical tests is the best answer I've got right now.
-Adam
On 5/31/2019 10:49 AM, Caleb Knauer wrote:
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
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Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:19 AM
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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.
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