From: michelljb@aol.com   
      
   I agree.  I've spent 4 years interviewing candidates for my department.   
     I've hired two out of the 40 or so I've interviewed.  Neither of the   
   two worked out, because they couldn't do what they said they could do.   
   I've got a new kid working with me now, who is brilliant in computer   
   hardware, and knows several computer languages.  He is picking up   
   Paradox very quickly.  He isn't yet at the level where I will let him   
   write a new system for the company, but I am impressed so far.  He   
   admitted right in interview that he didn't know OPal, but was familiar   
   with Paradox.  So far he has proven himself.  I've given him the benefit   
   of the doubt, and have not been disappointed.   
      
   Of course, I have to admit, I also gave the benefit of the doubt to the   
   folks I hired before him, only to be disappointed.   
      
   This next week is the real test. :)  I'm on vacation and will be camping   
   with my family for 10 days.  If he can survive this, then we are good to   
   go. :)   
      
   Michelle   
      
   Leslie Milburn wrote:   
   > "Michelle Burnore"  wrote in message   
   > news:4893bf29$1@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...   
   >> I respect your opinion.  Again, I like to give people the benefit of the   
   >> doubt so I didn't take it that way.  Perhaps he worded his initial post   
   >> wrong.  In my mind, it would take a really ballsy person to take on a job   
   >> they knew they would fail at, but again, I can only speak for me.   
   >   
   > I am not saying he will fail at the job, just that he is potentially risking   
   > not getting the job by misleading/misrepresenting his skillset. He is doing   
   > no-one any favours in that approach as he might actually be the best   
   > candidate based upon his MSACCESS and other non-paradox experience. As an   
   > interviewer, if I think you are lying then your skillset becomes irrelevant,   
   > everyone loses in that situation. Its a matter of trust !   
   >   
   > Leslie.   
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