Subj : Re: Aptitude tests "not test well" (was: Software Job Market Myths) To : comp.programming,comp.software-eng From : Richard Heathfield Date : Sat Aug 20 2005 11:54 am Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t wrote: >> From: Richard Heathfield >> we are talking about an aptitude test that is done in the comfort of >> one's own home, in one's own handwriting, ... > > Such a test is illegal in the USA because of the ADA (Americans with > Disabilities Act) which prohibits discriminating against people on the > basis of their disabilities which are unrelated to job performance. I > am one of those people with such a disability, poor muscle control > making it impossible for me to have legible handwriting. How is legible handwriting unrelated to job performance? Sorry, but I don't see that at all. I have never worked a contract yet where I didn't have to write stuff down occasionally. Still, I'm beginning to see why you have such difficulty finding work. It's almost as if you have a dedicated button on your keyboard, labelled "impossible". -- Richard Heathfield "Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999 http://www.cpax.org.uk mail: rjh at above domain .