[jsfg_cinti] Re: The Job Quest of Bill Matthews

I ditto the two comments below, heartily.
I found the answers enlightening to me.

Also, I  applaud the humility and trust it takes to ask the questions  
as well as the compassionate sharing of Experience, Strength and  
Wisdom in the interests of helping each other.

~ Sharon S Short

On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:49 AM, Kennedy, John S. wrote:

> However, if a potential employer is sending an applicant home with an
> Excel test, it's entirely possible that employer is actually  
> testing to
> see if that applicant will make use of external resources.  That
> particular job may involve making use of external resources on a  
> regular
> basis.
>
> It seems to me that if an employer were mostly interested in a
> "snapshot" of the applicant's current knowledge, they would use a
> rigidly timed, structured test.
>
> Some of the other "play by play" (i.e. whether employers are requiring
> SSN's and graduation dates at the application stage) has been quite
> informative and in fact, within reason of course, I think it might be
> quite interesting to see more of this information from other job  
> seekers
> re: are there certain application/interview processes unique to this
> area or are they pretty uniform across the country?


On Jun 11, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Steve Primuth wrote:
> I enjoy all questions and comments.  The delete key is very quick  
> and easy
> to use.  However, I have found some of these questions and answers  
> very
> useful.


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