Guys; This scenario sounds like something straight from the book of my Project Management Course. Spelunking and Forest fire are the two other scenarios our groups of us were testing and developing our IT Project Management egos, we also get to play with logo blocks. It does work. I was as surprised with this approach as you seems to be, but it got me on a right track. It allows to qualify the project management skills.
Kind Regards, Anna --- John Neiberger wrote: > That may be true, but it just sounds like something > straight > off the pages of Dilbert. :-) > > I know personally I wouldn't respond to such an > interview > well. If someone wants to test my creativity and > troubleshooting, then they should mock up a lab and > throw it at > me. Perhaps that's because I'm not used to the idea > of being > psychologically tested during an interview. > > What's next, ink blot tests? Values clarification > drills? > Written personality tests? I can see it now: > "We're sorry, > you're an INTJ but we really want an ESTJ for this > position." > > Okay, I've got to stop answering email this early. > :-) > > John > > > > ---- On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Jay Dunn ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > > This test may sound stupid, but based on Mark's > description > I'd say they > > were attempting to assess creativity and > troubleshooting > skills. > > Sometimes pure technical skills aren't enough. > Thinking "outside the > > box" is a big part of what an employer is looking > for. I'd > say a company > > as big as SNS has plenty of experience in hiring > and knows > what they're > > doing in making this part of the interview. > > > > Jay Dunn > > IPI*GrammTech, Ltd. > > www.ipi-gt.com > > Nunquam Facilis Est > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of > > John Neiberger > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:39 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: My interview story [7:40553] > > > > Why would you want to work for a place with such > stupid > > interviews in the first place? If they select > their > employees > > based on how they play "Stranded in the Desert" or > whatever > the > > heck that was, then it's probably best you don't > work there. > > I'm sure the management there is awful. > > > > Stuff like that is a sure sign their managers have > too much > > time on their hands, and there's almost nothing > worse than a > > clueless manager with too much time. > > > > Someone needs to send those managers a Dilbert > calendar! > > > > I'm sorry to hear it didn't go well, but you > should forget > > about them and move on to a better company. > > > > John > > > > > > > > ---- On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Mark Zhang > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > wrote: > > > > > hi,everybody,I have a interview appointment at > 9:00 AM. > > > The position is Network Engineer in > SNS(schlumberger > network > > solutions > > > sector).But I falled,at least i think so. > > > At first,every candidater have a chance to > intraduce > oneself > > for 1 > > > minute in > > > English.Then every 5 person get a group to play > a game > named > > Desert > > > Survive.Game as this:Just image you and some > people lose in > a > > deep > > > desert by > > > an airplane problem,so plz list the most > important thing to > > the lest > > > from 15 > > > tools you could use,first time by your own > choose,the > second > > by your > > > group. > > > Maybe I do not show good in the > self-introduce,then I paly > > the game,I > > > choose > > > more close to the expert answer the my group,but > the > > schlumberger do not > > > think I as the right person they are looking > for. > > > what a pity!I experienced in Motorola and a > network > > company,have design > > > a > > > large scare voip network include about 40 > nods,familiar > with > > Cisco,But > > > why?Just because a lose in the game? > > > > > > B.RMark Zhang > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Music, Movies, Sports, Games! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40628&t=40553 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
