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Subject:Re: Experience VS Ability From:Steven Jong <SteveFJong -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:15:11 -0400
For you hiring managers out there, I have this (hypothetical but pertinent)
question:
You're interviewing a candidate for a position revising user information for
your flagship product on a tight schedule. The material was created using
Tool X.
The candidate lists Tool Y but seems promising.
You ask: "Are you familiar with Tool X?"
The candidate says brightly, "Tool X or Tool Y, they're all the same.
Once you learn one tool you can learn another in a couple of days."
My question is: Are you willing to entrust the project to someone who says
she can learn a tool in two days?
-- Steve
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