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Re: Writing tests for Peoplesoft contract position?
Subject:Re: Writing tests for Peoplesoft contract position? From:TechComm Dood <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:58:34 -0500
I think the important thing to remember is that not all employers
behave badly, nor do they all consider stuff out of context when
investigating a candidate's credentials. IMO, to be worried about this
is to be paranoid, and if you are, then do ensure you spell-check your
postings and put forward a professional attitude.
What I, specifically, look for are what lists a person belongs to,
what societies, what issues they've raised over time, what issues
they've helped others resolve, and try to get an idea of where this
person is with regard to their skills, desire to learn, desire and
ability help others, and openness to new ideas.
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:16:49 -0500, Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:
>
> Huh? Let me get this straight. A person makes public comments on a
> listserv or a newsgroup, knowing full well that such comments are going
> to be archived in perpetuity. An employer or prospective employer uses
> Google to research the person's public comments. So far I don't see a
> problem. Of course if the employer is dumb enough to take a single
> posting out of context and conclude that the person (a) is a lousy
> speller, (b) has a nasty disposition, or (c) hates tech writing, for
> example, then the employer is behaving badly.
>
> Employers behave badly all the time. Dog bites man. Not news.
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