I can't believe people really think they'll be hired with NO computer skills at all. Their resumes all say they're wizards of course.
After we interview we ask them to do a quick task which should take about 30 seconds. An open folder has two pictures, a .txt with some email addresses, and a word document/building flyer in it. The verbal instructions are: put the picture into the flyer, look it over, send it to three people and have one of them blind copied.
Not too hard, right? It's not like I asked them to insert a column into excel or something.
The open window/folder with the word "Test" stares them down. They start to get a little fidgety. I can see the wheels turning. I can hear the internal dialogue. "OK, I figured out gmail. This can't be much harder."
They're on the right track! They find the insert menu, go down to picture, AND.... disaster. Oh where oh where could that damn picture be???? For fucks sake, they could drag the damn icon over and drop it right in the middle of the page if they wanted. The folder is open, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. It's got a damn drop down menu right on the top of it. The one that says TEST that's staring them down. (F: ) is not that much harder than (C: ) or (D: ) to find.
God forbid I go into the email disasters and inability to press the spell check button or even see the red or green squigglies. The sick pleasure I receive watching these poor souls struggle quickly dissipates as I realize I'm going to be without an office ho for at least another week. :cussing:
Worse yet, if they can send a fucking email they think they're worth $60K + health benefits. Maybe I'll start taking pictures of these losers as they leave the office and post them here. That and I'm having them do the test before we waste any more time talking. That's three already this week.
