Re: Testing job applicants

["David Emrich" <demrich@ihgtech.com.au>]

Charles Richmond wrote in message <37CD390C.83000B3F@plano.net>...
>Jerry Freedman Jr wrote:
>> I have met a *LOT* of people with Computer Science/Engineering degrees
>> who have told me "Yeah, I am getting this degree, but I really don't
>> want/like to program".
>>
>>
>Ask them (in the interview) what kind of computer equipment they have
>at home---and what programming projects they work on, one their own.
>If they are programming for free, for fun, then they *must* like it.
>
>Yeah, I dislike people who learn programming because "it's a good career."


Hey guys, at least it isn't as dangerous or expensive as those who become
Doctors and Lawyers because they're "good careers"!

I reckon I know at least one instance of each, and they're absolutely
unbelievable.

Dje.