my test?
I give 'em a detail or partial plan or elevation that needs to be done, hand them the cad manual with layers etc - and I say take
all the time you need. I also tell 'em, type k for kommander (all in-house blocks & routines) or KS for all keyboard shortcuts
I had one guy work 3 hours on what should've taken him 25 minutes (I never give more than 1 hours work)
Another guy took 2 hours to draw the plan of a chapel from a dimensioned sketch.
trust me, they weren't hired.
I can check their layers, the use of orthogonals, the accuracy of inputting data, speed etc and they're doing something that needs
doing.
--
Princess Jamie,
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin
"melanie stone" wrote in message news:5087261@discussion.autodesk.com...
~nods~
It was a few years back, so I'm trying to recall what exactly they had me
do, but, it wasn't anything specific to the job/company, just basic cad
paces. They said it would take me 1/2 hour to an hour based on other who'd
taken it... I think it took 20 min. I just had to x-ref in a plan and then a
titleblock, make a couple of markups and dimensions on it. He watched me do
it, and checked that I made unique layers for the notes, but, the engineer
who gave me the test said one person with 5 years experience on their resume
couldn't even x-ref, and physically copied the entities in (and, since
caduser will ask about checking references, I don't know if they were
checked on that person, as I never asked the guy doing the interviews, none
of my business and all that)
it was really rudimentary, but, it had been necessary before that.
"kemp" wrote in message
news:5087196@discussion.autodesk.com...
I use a cad test to weed out those people who clearly do not have a
basic understanding of how a cad system should work. The test does not
ask them to do anything that is specific to our firm, because as you say
that can be learned. But without testing their fundamental knowledge of
cad a firm will inevitably waste a lot of time on an employee who will
never become profitable regardless how much time they spend learning.
Trust me, I have been burned!
cad user wrote:
> You applied for a job that required 3 to 5 years experience and luckily
> you
> got an interview with out any experience. A sign of a good hiring manager
> or they just didn't get any applications. I don't believe that a test
> should determine wether or not you are going to hire an individual. If a
> person has plenty of aptitude they can learn CAD in a week for an entry
> level job. Why do they need to take a test for an entry level job? How
> else do you expect them to get experience?
>
> "melanie stone" wrote in message
> news:5087020@discussion.autodesk.com...
> what if it is their first job in the field?
>
> I took a cad test after my first interview and aced it... unlike some
> others
> with professional experience, so the job requirement for 3-5 years min
> experience was tossed out.
>
> "cad user" wrote in message
> news:5086709@discussion.autodesk.com...
> tests are a waste of time. If you are hiring, go your homework. That's
> what references are for.
>
> wrote in message news:5086532@discussion.autodesk.com...
> While we all work in different disciplines, we all use AutoCAD. While one
> test may not be right for one, it will work for another. The problem we
> have
> run into, is people breezing through the interview process, but failing to
> work out.
>
> The "test" you administer before you interview them, will tell you if it
> is
> worth your time or not. We all have to concentrate on productivity, so
> every
> minute wasted in an interview is lost. If the hire doesn't pan out, it is
> even worse.
>
> I had to take three tests as part of my new job. One written, and two on
> the
> computer. I am working on compiling a test as we speak. Once it is done I
> will post it here.
>
> Thanks,
> Ronald W.. Smith