Re: stupid tests
required to do a new test in a "pseudo assembler"
My first (proper) job we had to do that in an aptitude test. My wifeand I both passed easily and went on to the interview stage. She aced that because she didn't really care about getting the job and so was relaxed. I failedthe interview (I was really nervous and the person asking the questions had a really strong Swiss accent and I kept having to ask him to repeat the question..).
They phoned up and offered my wife the job. When she discoveredthat they were not going to offer me the job she told them that she wasn't prepared to work there unless I also got a job there. We both started there 3 weeks later..
I'm entirely happy to have got tha job as the result of my wife pulling some strings!
(As it was, I left after 6 years - she stayed there until they closed the UK hosting and programming centre about 5 years later)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
