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Subject:Re: Information Engineer From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 2 Jun 1997 09:19:17 -0500
Buck & Tilly Buchanan wrote:
>
> Also notable that in South Texas only 17% of high-school graduates are
> functionally literate.
>
> In 1991 I advertised for an office manager for my business in McAllen
> Texas. Had more than 100 applicants. Gave them each a test with only
> four questions:
<inane "test" questions snipped>
> One person with a BA in business from University of Texas--Pan American
> looked at the test for about ten minutes then handed it back to me
> saying, "I don't ever use the alphabet. I'm not taking that G-D test."
>
> Political correctness dictates that I not mention the ethnicity of the
> applicants. That would be "mean spirited."
Thanks for your post, Buck. It's good to know that racism is alive and
well in Texas.
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