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Re: are tw-interviewers incompetent by definition?
Subject:Re: are tw-interviewers incompetent by definition? From:John Glenn <sfarmh1 -at- SCFN -dot- THPL -dot- LIB -dot- FL -dot- US> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 05:14:27 -0400
FWIW, the consulting company for which I labor -- I won't
mention Trecom's name -- makes certain that all TW
candidates are ''teched'' by the resident writer (this
scrivener); occasionally a person applying for a
''communications sensitive job'' (i.e. where the candidate
REALLY must have ''communications skills'' and not just the
phrase on a resume) I am asked to review the resume/cover
letter and to spend some time talking to the candidate.
For the most part, the company takes tech interviews very
seriously and attempts to have these undertaken by a person
(or persons) with the relevant skill set(s). An hour phone
interview is NOT uncommon, although it IS hard on the ears.
JOhn Glenn <sfarmh1 -at- scfn -dot- thpl -dot- lib -dot- fl -dot- us> mailto:sfarmh1 -at- scfn -dot- thpl -dot- lib -dot- fl -dot- us
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