RE: /400 skills test

["Allen, Stuart" <sallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Reger, Bill [SMTP:breger@levitz.com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:12 AM
        To:     'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
        Subject:        RE: /400 skills test
<snip>
        The idea is that an interviewer doesn't necessarily need to
        know the topic but should be able to determine the interviewee's
knowledge
      by following along with the answer as written
<endsnip>

A while ago i went for an interview for a 50% networking, 50% AS400 job.
The person in charge of the AS400 side was away, and i was interviewed by
the network person, who needless to say, knew nothing about AS400's.
As there are nearly always two ways of doing something, i was having to
"second guess" the person who'd written the questions, in an attempt to come
up with the answer that was written on the card.
I was so disgusted with this that immediately after the interview i rang the
agency to say i was no longer interested in the position.
RANT *ON
IF THE INTERVIEWER DOESN'T KNOW THE TOPIC THEN THEY SURE AS HELL SHOULDN'T
BE DOING THE INTERVIEW.
RANT *OFF


Regards,
Stuart
                                     
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes

mailto:sallen@fellowes.com



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