mrstickball said:
Tests? Its a really crappy thing to require a $50,000 piece of paper to say you can, or cannot do something. It doesn't mean your very good at something - just that the college says you can. The real test for any job would be to test the employee for a probationary period to see if they can do what they say they can. For example, if your a web programmer, there are many tests you can take to prove the validity of your skills for sites like E-lance, and you get graded on your work to show prospective employers....That is a great way to do it. Most local governments have a good way of doing it via civil service tests. They give you a test based on required skills for the job you are wanting. They grade all the prospective employees to see how well they did on the test, and take the top 5-15 candidates. Then they schedule interviews to see how legitimate they are with the potential job. |
I mean, to me it's the same. Some arbitrary and unrelated test to measure how good you'll be at a job. I mean, what test can be truly measure your ability to do a job? It's ultimately job experience that teaches you.
