Dave, You're right about the odd connection between programming and music. I'm not musical myself, but when I started programming (in 1958) I remember being struck by the number of people in my class who were musicians. And I've seen it many other times over the years.
I'm not a big fan of trying to automate the selection process. A test can be helpful, but you're trying to add a human being to your team, not a test-taking robot, so you can't escape the responsibility of exercising judgment. And you can't escape the non-zero probability of making a mistake, either. So have a plan for what you're going to do if it doesn't work out. Thirty years ago, I hired the first non-white manager in my facility. Three months later, I made Personnel very, very unhappy by firing the first non-white manager in my facility. Dan Covill ---------------------------------------- > From: da...@flexipol.co.uk > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: RE: Programming aptitude test > Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 14:56:28 +0000 > > Jeff, > I came across these selection of tests by Kent University and they would seem > to fit the bill. I have page scraped the example ones and use them as the > basis for evaluation of the applicants, that is unless anyone else has any > better ideas. It really is difficult to devise tests that are not > "programming specific" when you come at it from a professional perspective. > But Basically I am looking for an aptitude in Mathematics and funnily enough > music as being able to play an instrument with all the dexterity/mental > adaptation seems to be a good yardstick of the attributes required. Whether > or not that makes you a good musician is another matter! I like to think so > but I leave others to judge! > > Dave -- snip -- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bay169-w824951934af176b12f7838a...@phx.gbl ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
