> I'd tell them that at the start, obviously. This isn't The Secret Rules For Getting Hired. > "I know you've never used Blender," I'd say, "And this job doesn

> I'd tell them that at the start, obviously. This isn't The Secret Rules For Getting Hired. > "I know you've never used Blender," I'd say, "And this job doesn't require it. But we want to see how quickly and accurately you can learn to use something unfamiliar while under pressure." > Or whatever. The main problem is that the level of pressure that people feel under interview conditions will vary dramatically. Personally, I would find this a very bad test as I get horrendously stressed at interviews yet somehow manage to portrait a facade of calmness (to be fair I've been told once that I looked remarkably calm). To the usual refrain of: If you can't handle the pressure of an interview then maybe you are not a good fit for our company I normally reply: If day to day working at your company generates interview like levels of stress, then please do not offer me a job