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Or perhaps they consider the skills needed to pass the test easily to be the bare minimum needed for the job, and anyone who can't pass it quickly isn't qualifi
by bdonlan 16y ago
Or perhaps they consider the skills needed to pass the test easily to be the bare minimum needed for the job, and anyone who can't pass it quickly isn't qualified (but hey, if you learned something from it, good for you!).
- raganwald 16y agoCould it be that the issue here is not whether they used a test to filter applicants, but the tone in which they describe their satisfaction with the result?
- pig 16y agoDid you notice that you framed your statement as a question and thereby made it more persuasive?
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- zach 16y agoIt turns out that it's more effective if you do.
- joe_the_user 16y agoMaybe but I think this kind of thing actually turns on having an ear for which way the whole discussion is going.
- pig 16y agoHe is referring to http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1162965 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1162965
- joe_the_user 16y agoThe tone of the post is pretty offensive, yes. But I've noticed a pattern, which is that folks who talk a lot about using these tests talk in this rather offensive way. It makes me think that companies that start off with these test have somewhat abusive attitude towards their employees - "we don't mind making you jump through hoops so we don't have to". Might not be a signal this is a great place to work. Maybe the company could promise to solve a puzzle I submitted if I solved their puzzle? It might seem fairer.