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From: Colin F. MacKenzie<cmackenzie@c...>
Date: Fri Dec 12 21:19:09 CET 2003
Subject: [oc] Re: Value of a degree (rant warning)
Here..here...Steve McQueen. I have worked with my fair share of
transcriptionists in your sense of the word.
This is simply the difference between rote learners and problem solvers.
I had to derived a test to weed these people out of the hiring process.
One part technical multiple choice, and finally a simple question I
found that divided the rote learners from the problem solvers. It did
the trick! There were multiple solutions to the problem, their choice of
solution provided VERY keen insight into their problem solving strategy.
C
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven R. McQueen [mailto:srmcqueen@m...]
[snip] What they
can do is parrot back answers once you tell them what you want to hear,
or ask for "direction" and "clarification" until all they have left to
do is transcribe the code and compile it.
For some strange reason, these talents are far more important now, at
least to American companies, than any demonstrated ability to actually
do independent work. Apparently, the ability to demonstrate your
awareness
of other peoples' work is of great value in today's job market.
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