Re:Pre-Employment Testing

[Buck Calabro <mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Does anyone have any experiences or information they would be willing to share 
>regarding pre->employment testing for programming abilities, specifically 
>RPG/400-IV-ILE?  We are currently >searching for an additional programmer, and 
>are looking for a way to quantify experience/abilities >of applicants.

Terry,
        Here in NY, testing has many legal restrictions, so nobody I know
actually does testing per se.   The employer generally has a "shopping list" 
of skills that are required/desired.  You should be able to go over that list 
during the interview and see if the candidate is acquainted with them.  
If you're worried that the candidate will falsely claim knowledge of this 
stuff, 
put them on a 6 month provisional  contract: if it doesn't work out, you're 
free 
to release them without cause.

        If you're developing that list, may I suggest that a reasonable starting
place would be one of the many books on ILE or RPG IV.  Basically, each
chapter represents an important concept that the proficient candidate should
be conversant with.

hth
Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY
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