For all the debate (preaching) that has taken place, I honestly couldn't answer your question without a clearer job description, like what exactly will be the responsibilities of this new hire?
- jake On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:41 PM, André Pitanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Jake McGraw, > > > > Yes, I was able to answer all of the questions, but > > had I been given the exam, I would have immediately recognized that > > this is not the gig for me. > > > > > Why? We're not trying to break people down with this test, you know? > You sound exactly like the type of candidate we're trying to reach... > > > > > Maybe I'm not in the norm, but I think it's important that you don't > > just hire people because they meet certain preset criteria. > > > > Totally, absolutely agree. It's hard to standardize this, though... > Multiple choice exams are clearly a poor substitute for subjective > understanding. > > > > > Ask them about their > > hobbies at home, what interests them (personally I like toying around > > with a Debian install on my NSLU2), I think you'll learn a lot more > > about a person's talents when you find out what they do in their free > > time and what interests them. > > > > > > This is true. My most cherished tech project is, for example, tinkering > with my slackware workstation at home. > > So, do you suggest we just scrap the test instead? > > -André > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php