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Dan's Little Test
Thanks for all the comments and feedback on Dan's
test. A lot of people thought the test was too easy,
but remember the job was for a junior drafter. There
were also some interesting stories that folks shared.
One fellow tells me that it is illegal in Virginia for
employers to test job candidates. Here in California,
employers can test job candidates as part of the job
interview process, but we can't "try 'em for a day"
without pay. I have seen employers use handwriting
analysis, personality tests, psych tests...heck, I
wouldn't be surprised if there is a company here in
California that hires based on your astrological sign (to
make sure you are compatible with the rest of the
employees.) Beats the days when you had to submit
to a phrenological exam (where a practioner would feel
the bumps on your head - hence, the term "having your
head examined") to see if you would make a good
employee. Phrenologists were popular from the 1860's
through the early 1900's.
From one reader -
I remember one company I was at; the CAD Manager
had a very sadistic way of
sorting out the "wheat from the chaff." The new arrival
was directed to his
workstation with his first project in his hand and told to
get on with it,
any problems, just go back, and see the manager.
That's when the fun
started, because the computer they were sat at did
not have AutoCAD
installed, but the software was sitting on the desk next
to him. Now the
manager was not looking for him to install it himself, but
he was looking
for someone who was computer literate enough to
realise that something was
missing and query it. Saying that I can remember one
guy sitting there for a
couple of hours staring at the Windows Desktop, the
Manager came round a
number of times asking him if he had any problems and
each time he said he
had none at all. In the end, he was put out of his
misery, exit one
"cowboy."
I'll be posting the answers for you to check your scores.
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Have You Gotten Patched?
On October 11, 2005, Microsoft released:
Eight Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft
Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for
these is Critical. Some of these updates will require a
restart. These updates will be detectable using the
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and the
Enterprise Scanning Tool (EST).
One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft
Windows and Microsoft Exchange. The highest Maximum
Severity rating for this is Important. These updates will
require a restart. These updates will be detectable
using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA).
Microsoft will release an updated version of the
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on
Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server
Update Services and the Download Center.
Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using
Software Update Services (SUS). You will have to
download it manually.
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Beta Testers - On Your Mark
Autodesk will be releasing the first beta versions of the
next release of Autodesk software sometime in
November, so if you are interested in beta testing the
latest software, sign up now.
Learn more about how to become an Autodesk Beta Tester.... »
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Last Chance to Bail Me Out!
OK, I know you are tired of the nags...and about ten
people have actually unsubscribed rather than read
it...but I really need your help here. More than thirty
people clicked the link a couple of weeks ago to donate
money to MDA to bail me out...and of those thirty, only
three actually donated.
This is a very sad state of affairs, indeed. I am sure
some of you are donated out, especially with all the
natural disasters that keep happening - Katrina, Rita,
earthquakes, fires....about the only thing left could be
a plague of locusts.
But I am just asking for twenty bucks....just twenty
measly dollars. You can't even go to the movies on
twenty dollars, anymore. But if each of the thirty
people who clicked through the link two weeks ago had
donated twenty dollars I would not be bugging you
again this week.
For those folks who have donated to keep me from
serving drinks behind the bar all day, THANK
YOU...BLESS YOU....and may only good things happen
to you for all of your days. Please help me out
here...all donations are tax-deductible, it's for a good
cause, send a kid to camp, help find a cure, yadda
yadda yadda....but most importantly, you will be
helping out the patrons of the Los Gatos Brewery,
because I don't know that I can even pour a beer from
a tap....I am THAT inept! Have pity, furheavensakes!
Click here to bail me out! »
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Job Listing
Position: GIS TECHNICIAN
Application Deadline: October 22, 2005
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Working experience in AutoCAD is required. Computer
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This is a non-exempt position in O'Neals. Salary is
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