Catbert has a little too much power in that department at Schlumberger. I would tell them to go take a hike. ;-) If they interview with games like that, think about what else they might make you do:
1) Go on team-building excursions while the mission-critical network is failing 2) Promise never to flirt with any of your co-workers 3) Attend monthly meetings that will help you learn how never to flirt with your co-workers 4) Pee in a cup while an HR flunky stands outside the stall 5) Get the company's mission statement tattooed on your chest 6) Agree to dress casually on just one day of the week (Friday) 7) Add 300-word messages to the bottom of all e-mails saying that the company can't be held accountable for what you say 8) Provide information on every pimple you ever had so that company insurance can say it was a pre-existing condition 9) Provide information about your personal insurance so if you have an accident while on a business trip the company can avoid incurring costs 10) Promise never to use words that HR doesn't understand but thinks sound vaguely illegal, such as "pedagogical" The last one really happened! See here: http://www.britishexpat.com/pfun/madoffice.htm Priscilla At 10:32 AM 4/5/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I agree with the summary, the desert game is used to develop team skills >and inspire group communication allowing employees who are not outspoken to >share in the decision making process. But this should not have been used >as a 'one test' for hire decision. If that is so, the Human Resources dept >has made errors that will eventually bring the effectiveness of the >company/unit to zero, when that happens, higher ups will take a look and >heads will roll. but the process can be too long. Mark should be glad he >didn't get the job. > > >Have a good day. > > > >Kevin McCarty >CCNA CCNP >Computer Sciences Corporation >Defense Sector > > > > > >John > Neiberger To: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: My interview story >[7:40553] > Sent >by: > >nobody > > > > > >04/04/2002 > 08:39 >PM > >Please > respond >to > >John > >Neiberger > > > > > > > > >Why would you want to work for a place with such stupid >interviews in the first place? If they select their employees >based on how they play "Stranded in the Desert" or whatever the >heck that was, then it's probably best you don't work there. >I'm sure the management there is awful. > >Stuff like that is a sure sign their managers have too much >time on their hands, and there's almost nothing worse than a >clueless manager with too much time. > >Someone needs to send those managers a Dilbert calendar! > >I'm sorry to hear it didn't go well, but you should forget >about them and move on to a better company. > >John > > > >---- On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Mark Zhang ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >wrote: > > > hi,everybody,I have a interview appointment at 9:00 AM. > > The position is Network Engineer in SNS(schlumberger network >solutions > > sector).But I falled,at least i think so. > > At first,every candidater have a chance to intraduce oneself >for 1 > > minute in > > English.Then every 5 person get a group to play a game named >Desert > > Survive.Game as this:Just image you and some people lose in a >deep > > desert by > > an airplane problem,so plz list the most important thing to >the lest > > from 15 > > tools you could use,first time by your own choose,the second >by your > > group. > > Maybe I do not show good in the self-introduce,then I paly >the game,I > > choose > > more close to the expert answer the my group,but the >schlumberger do not > > think I as the right person they are looking for. > > what a pity!I experienced in Motorola and a network >company,have design > > a > > large scare voip network include about 40 nods,familiar with >Cisco,But > > why?Just because a lose in the game? > > > > B.RMark Zhang > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40624&t=40553 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
