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				On 29 Sep 2006, at 17:53, Thayer wrote:


> Can't tell if you're being serious or not so I'll answer either  
> way: Yes,
> names are fine.

Yeah.. sorry.  Bad sarcasm :)



> Personally I'm wondering when it will be such that you have to  
> interview
> with some sort of paper bag over their head for fear of  
> "beautyism", a voice
> scrambler to ensure no discrimation on accent, and finally only asking
> questions written on paper to ensure no "incorrect" tone of  
> voice ;)  And
> and of course, a set uniform for interviewee's to ensure no  
> fashionism or
> rich/poorism.

... like that wobbly suit thing in "A Scanner Darkly", which I  
haven't been able to get out to see yet.  The risk then becomes  
accidentally re-employing the person you just fired.

Since you're now allegedly not allowed to exclude a candidate based  
on communication skills unless it's a *pivotal* requirement to a job,  
I'm wondering how long it'll be before you can't exclude a candidate  
on the basis of either intelligence or aptitude.

That was the kicker for me:  I do tend to filter CVs based (partly)  
on spelling and grammar, as I don't expect a high level of attention  
to detail and bug-free code from someone who doesn't spellcheck their  
CV.  I also expect them to be able to communicate their designs,  
specifications and intentions properly to their colleagues and  
customers.  I check every single solitary bloody word of my CV  
carefully for spelling, correct capitalisation, punctuation and  
grammatical structure.

Tom

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