Re: [CGUYS] Selection bias?

2009-08-02 Thread TPiwowar

On Aug 2, 2009, at 4:30 PM, Matthew Taylor wrote:

Found this on an organization career interest site:
 This application cannot be successfully completed with a Mac.
Must have some really sharp web designers there, eh?


This lets applicants know up front that it is an oppressive workplace  
ruled by IT trolls. Management is either clueless or terrified.  
Productivity is probably very low. Hence salaries will be well below  
average. Nice to know that before wasting time on the application.





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Re: [CGUYS] Selection bias?

2009-08-02 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Matthew Taylor wrote:

> Found this on an organization career interest site:
>
>  This application cannot be successfully completed with a Mac.
>
> Must have some really sharp web designers there, eh?

  That is called "pre-screening," somewhat akin to "red lining."
What's the phone number for the EEOC?

  Steve


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[CGUYS] Selection bias?

2009-08-02 Thread Matthew Taylor

Found this on an organization career interest site:

 This application cannot be successfully completed with a Mac.

Must have some really sharp web designers there, eh?

Matthew


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