Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Employee Assessment

I really enjoyed Bryan's Post on Lego's used Google for assessing potential employees. It really amazes me that a company like Google come up with ideas which are loved by employees as well! PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) asks candidates to create a tower with Legos, according to this Economist article.

So what exactly are candidates doing? PwC asks candidates to create the tallest, sturdiest structure they can using the fewest number of "bricks." Google asked candidates to build the strongest bridges they could.

Is this a valid form of assessment? A "professional Lego consultant" in Buenos Aires stated that, "Lego workshops are effective because child-like play is a form of instinctive behaviour not regulated by conscious thought. "
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Thursday, July 05, 2007




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Monday, July 02, 2007

Fake visa agents eating into H1B quota

Where is India heading towards ?? Is this India Shining ?