back to the original question, no this is not common for a development position. To be honest, if anyone asked me to take a typing test for a development position, I would refuse. Well written software cannot be conceived at such a speed that typing speed is an issue. If they want a typist that's one thing, but the amount of time it takes (and the general ability to) design an app. is going to have much more impact than typing speed when it comes to development times.
~Simon Simon Horwith CIO, AboutWeb - http://www.aboutweb.com Editor-in-Chief, ColdFusion Developers Journal Member of Team Macromedia Macromedia Certified Master Instructor Blog - http://www.horwith.com Jeffry Houser wrote: > I'm reminded of the time when my Mother's company was looking for a >person to type business card info their contact management system. They >decided to name the position "Database Administrator" and the job ad went >out w/ that title in it. > > Of course, if that were the situation here, I assume it would have come >up before the point where you are taking tests to prove yourself. > >At 11:12 AM 6/1/2005, you wrote: > > >>HI, >>I'm applying for a position. I have to take a typing speed test.. this is >>the 1st position I've ever applied for that requested this. >>Is this common? >>My typing speed sucks..well because I never learned to touch type..but it >>hasn't hindered my work in the past. I have never had to type somebody >>else words..so I don't see the relivance to doing programming. >> >>Can anybody suggest a good and quick way to increase my typing speed in a >>few days? >> >>TIA >>Mark Holm >> >> > > > >-- >Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer >AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 >-- >My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> >My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> >My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> >Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2646 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
