"I have been extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to
carry on with an education. Careers guidance at school had me
stitched up as a tyre fitter."
A slow writer wins through - Roderic Vassie A slower writer wins too (eventually) - Computer Consultant Handwriting style affects exam results - Find the reference Three fast writers, with first class degrees - Faxfn Test Dept Three more tests. (The control?) - Faxfn Test Dept "...
[Most organisations]
hire on the basis of educational credentials (MBAs from good schools)
and assume the candidates can be indoctrinated with the appropriate motives and traits...
[However]
in the words of one personnel manager, 'You can teach a turkey to climb a tree,
but it's easier to hire a squirrel.'"
IQ did not contribute to GCSE performance - Recommended Reading "You can teach a turkey to climb a tree, but it's easier to hire a squirrel." - Competencies or MBAs? They learn then forget - Academic A Memory, IQ and Exam Performance - a summary - Elizabeth Valentine Selection for social work training - To Roger Greeff Good memory, but no problem solver? - To Elizabeth Valentine Exams and leafy suburbs - To Professor Smithers Drunk but virtuous - An apology from Faxfn My Degree: 3 weeks work, 87 weeks drunk - Catherine Sparks Graduates and dropouts - To Professor Smithers Ask Smithers: Degrees or Psychometrics? - John Oxley It is not always the better coached student that performs better. - Higher Education Funding Council Most degrees are good investments - The Empire Strikes Back Necessary credentials at the BEEB - Anton Stark Student Admissions in California - Found on the web |