Rene, All,
Be careful about rejecting applicants without a degree, and don't count on
an applicant having a degree being qualified for the job.
As a Tech Pubs Manager for 10 years, I disqualified several people with MAs
and even PhDs because they had little or no technical experience. And I
Hi All,
I agree with Diane.
I have encountered candidates with english degrees and certifications in
english who have failed badly when it comes to the writing piece and working
on the relevant documentation tools.
Regards,
Debashish
On 5/16/07, Diane Gaskill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rene,
Those are good points.
Rene
Diane Gaskill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rene, All,
Be careful about rejecting applicants without a degree, and don't count on
an applicant having a degree being qualified for the job.
As a Tech Pubs Manager for 10 years, I disqualified several people with MAs
and
I like these views on qualifications. Very revealing,
however, I am convinced that to do or accomplish
anything (task or objective) in life, there is but one
key word and that is: motivation.
Do you, or more correctly how do you assess
the motivation of the candidate?
Thanks for comments
peter
I don't think anyone thinks that an English degree alone means a person is
qualified. It's just a way to try to weed through applicants when you're buried
under a pile of resumes of applicants with no writing experience. As I said, it
was a response to a particular situation at a particular
I have found that open-ended questions and carefully listening help during the
interview, but it's really hard to figure out what motivates someone you don't
know. You could ask some questions that pose difficult choices and follow up
with why they chose what they did. You could ask questions
Rene, All,
Be careful about rejecting applicants without a degree, and don't count on
an applicant having a degree being qualified for the job.
As a Tech Pubs Manager for 10 years, I disqualified several people with MAs
and even PhDs because they had little or no technical experience. And I
Hi All,
I agree with Diane.
I have encountered candidates with english degrees and certifications in
english who have failed badly when it comes to the writing piece and working
on the relevant documentation tools.
Regards,
Debashish
On 5/16/07, Diane Gaskill wrote:
>
> Rene, All,
>
> Be
Those are good points.
Rene
Diane Gaskill wrote:
Rene, All,
Be careful about rejecting applicants without a degree, and don't count on
an applicant having a degree being qualified for the job.
As a Tech Pubs Manager for 10 years, I disqualified several people with MAs
and even PhDs
I don't think anyone thinks that an English degree alone means a person is
qualified. It's just a way to try to weed through applicants when you're buried
under a pile of resumes of applicants with no writing experience. As I said, it
was a response to a particular situation at a particular
I have found that open-ended questions and carefully listening help during the
interview, but it's really hard to figure out what motivates someone you don't
know. You could ask some questions that pose difficult choices and follow up
with why they chose what they did. You could ask questions
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