OT: Re: FW: RE: Technical Test

[Rebecca Stevenson <rstevens -at- atg -dot- com>]

Although I'm not in position to hire anyone and should probably keep my mouth
shut, IMO this thread has gotten a touch  ridiculous. From the tenor of some
posts, I'm getting the impression that asking a candidate if they know how to
write in the Roman alphabet could open the interviewer up to a lawsuit. How
about if he called it "standard interview questions" instead of "test," since
that word seems to scare everyone so much?

We can't live our entire lives in fear of ludicrous lawsuits. For one thing,
we'd never get any writing done. :-)

> If you and your company cannot prove that the exact same test is given to
> all applicants, that the test is administered in the exact same manner to
> all applicants (not 9 out of 10 times), that the test is indeed a
> prerequisite for employment, you are open to a lawsuit. Even if you can
> prove all this and more, there is no guarantee that you won't be sued.

--
Rebecca Stevenson
Technical Writer
Art Technology Group
Cambridge, MA



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