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Subject:RE: Another bogus personality test From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riveraintech -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:27:00 -0400
I was kidding. It's just a quote from the Kobayashi Maru scenario that
Tony mentioned. Check Tony's link for details.
And again, the bogus test is for rating a third party. The responder's
level of cooperation doesn't speak to the third party's personality.
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From: Peter Neilson
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 5:20 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Another bogus personality test
On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:07:21 -0400, Dan Goldstein
<DGoldstein -at- riveraintech -dot- com> wrote:
> "I don't believe in the no-win scenario."
Some people either refuse to take such tests, or deliberately sabotage
the answers. Hmmm. That does provide a means to select for difficult or
non-conformist people, if that's what you desire.
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