I guess if you wanted a drone, the test could confirm that you got a drone.
I add my vote to the rest of the group. I've been in the industry for
nearly a decade and if someone at a job interview had presented me with
that test I would have balked. (I've been asked to provide code samples
before, which I find completely acceptable.)
I'm certainly no complainer, either, so I really don't think that has
anything to do with willingness to take a test like that.
charlie derr wrote:
tedd wrote:
At 11:11 PM -0400 7/20/07, CED wrote:
Thoughts?
I wouldn't take your test either.
Examine my resume, ask for experience and/or even give me a take-home
test, but don't test me on what I know in the interview other than
discussing general concepts.
I have a MSc (which included courses in vector calculus) and I had one
employer after reviewing my resume wanted me to take a math fractions
test. I declined and I was history -- what did that test prove or to
whom's benefit did it serve? Few HR get it right.
Cheers,
tedd
Perhaps the test did exactly what it was supposed to. My assumption is
that the company which attempted to give you the test wanted not only
someone that they could *verify* had certain technical skills, but they
also wanted someone who wouldn't be a "social" problem. By also
weeding out the people who refused to take the test, perhaps they
thought they'd be getting a certain kind of worker (one less likely to
complain about certain tasks).
I won't try to argue that that's how *I* would hire someone (I'm not
that convinced that a test score means much), rather trying to look at
the bigger picture.
just my .0199999...
~c
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