Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths To : comp.programming,comp.software-eng From : Richard Heathfield Date : Sat Aug 13 2005 04:19 pm Willem wrote: > Richard wrote: > ) With that thought in mind, if I were designing an application form, I > would > ) > ) > ) I suspect that this would be a far more effective strategy than relying > on ) the experience people claim on their CVs. > > True. Problem is that it would require a person with actual skills > to do the hiring, instead of a manager with a vision. The aptitude test could be designed in such a way that it could be marked by a clerk, or even a computer. (The test rubric ought to make this clear, so that the applicant doesn't waste time arguing with the questions!) It would only be at the interview stage that a skilled person would have to sit in. I don't recall ever attending an interview for a programming role where they didn't have a techie in attendance, so this wouldn't be a problem after all. Er,actually I just remembered one interview where no techies were in evidence. One only, though. As it happened, the interviewer on that occasion was utterly clueless about technical issues, but somehow he ended up with a - mostly - excellent team. We only ended up with one duffer, and he didn't last long. No! I do NOT mean me! :-) -- Richard Heathfield "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999 http://www.cpax.org.uk mail: rjh at above domain .