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Re: Why don't more job interviews use writing tests?

Subject: Re: Why don't more job interviews use writing tests?
From: Sarah Stegall <siliconwriter -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:13:20 -0800



On Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 09:42 AM, Gene Kim-Eng wrote:

I have on occaision used my own form of "writing test" for writer
candidates who did well on all the other aspects of the interview
process but needed some additional evaluation (usually more a
matter of the company's hiring policy than anything about the
writer). I call mine a 30-day contract.


I wish more managers took this tack. :-/ Sounds like a great idea.

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Sarah Stegall munchkyn at munchkyn dot com


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