Skill Sets
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- adev
I'm sure many of you have run into this situation...
You talk to someone, wether it be during an interview, a friend, a coworker, an art director/creative director, or client... and they ask if you know some tool or trick and they of course say "Well yeah I know such and such" with confidence.
Then you find out their knowledge of (for example) an app is basically limited to opening and exporting files.
So frustrating...
I think next time I run into this type of incident I should quiz them to find out their true knowledge... not sure how that would look if I was interviewing though.
- Llyod0
I invented Tae Bo.
- 2cents0
Give them a 2 week contract, if they have the skills hire them.
- PonyBoy0
I recall one company making me take a few 'tests' of sorts to verify my said skills...
... pain in the ass and nerve-racking... but made sense given the pay and company brand etc.
- Jnr_Madison0
Being able to rape your boss with superior skills is never a bad thing unless you're looking for a mentor to teach you, develop you, blow you...
- you hiring?PonyBoy
- You want me to blow you?Jnr_Madison
- You could easily rape me with your flash skills.Jnr_Madison
- you are kinda... you know...
*thinks of D&G skivvies and a tanning bed...PonyBoy - .. hot. ;)PonyBoy
- now if that only did it for me
*sighPonyBoy - Jnr....I'm worried about your preoccupation with rape, blowing, sexual favours, etc.Jaline
- Don't worry.Jnr_Madison
- Enzo0
You are now officially a go-to-guy. It's time to take a longer lunch.
- Glitterati_Duane0
I know a lot of people that do that. I wont mention a program on my resumé unless I can really use it but I've found that the people who just say they can but really can't usually get the job and figure the program out after they're hired.
- BattleAxe0
just quiz, them they gave a php quiz when hiring here
- Jaline0
You can give them a test, can't you? I know I've had to do them before. Take-home ones are not as good, as the applicant can just look up things on the Internet.
- Glitterati_Duane0
Yeah I was given an "Apprentice like" logo design task once when a company couldn't decide between me and one other person. It was fun actually.