[thelist] HTML test (tip)

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Wed Aug 23 22:43:48 CDT 2000


> From: Erika Meyer
> 
> aardvark, you are absolutely right.  If I were on 
> the other end of 
> the continent, I'd be knocking on your door!

lemme know when you're coming by...
 
> I wrote this tip after feeling used and 
> condescended to by a 
> representative of a certain international web 
> temp group, their test, 
> and their evaluation of my capabilities based on 
> this test.

i got that impression, which is why i really didn't force the issue (i don't think i did...)...

what might be a better tip is to say that for those of us who care about our code, taking an 
HTML test and seeing the response may tell you more about the employer than it will tell them 
about you...

if some yokel hands you an HTML test and you demonstrate beautiful and compliant code, and 
said yokel never notices (maybe asks where the 'naturalsizeflag' attribute is in the image tag -- 
this is from a real experience), then most likely you won't be happy there... if you can't find 
someone who appreciates code that validates, is syntactically correct, well-formed, 
structured, accessible, etc., all from the top of your head (assuming you do all this or some 
sub-set), then you're probably better off starting your own shindig (what i did)...

ultimately, i decided that enjoying my work was more important than a fat salary... some people 
i know don't agree, but that's cuz they heard some of my offers... so, a good job and ramen 
noodles is all you really need...

...and then there was the time i went looking for a block of unpasteurized English stilton... 
never did get the curd out of the keyboard...






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