Re: Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar

["Brasel, Russell" <russell -dot- brasel -at- hccredit -dot- com>]

I'm of two minds about writing tests.  While a short test can tell you a
lot about the writer's competency, but it is not an accurate reflection
of their writing ability.  After all, a technical writer should be given
plenty of advance time to plan and prepare before the project is due.
(And to all the other whirlers out there, I am discussing a
Utopian/NeoPlatonic Technical Writing realm).  Glaring grammatical
errors, atrocious style, and just plain bad writing-you'll probably be
able to weed out candidates, but I would use the writing/editing test
with the time constraint in mind.

RGBrasel
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