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A British five year old has passed the MCP exam, proving he's both a Minesweeper Consultant as well as a Solitaire Expert. His family pretty much agree that it's just a matter of memorising the multiple choice answers: The hardest challenge was explaining the language of the test to a five-year-old. But he seemed to pick it up and has a very good memory.
When you are looking for an employee, do you look at pieces of paper that a five year old can get from memorising a few answers, or do you trust references and resumes?
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Five-year-old Passes Microsoft Certified Professional Exam
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(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday November 17 2014, @04:02PM
People can lie about references and education. References are flaky because I used the family business as a reference for myself and a few of my friends. Only once were we called and a good review was given for a friend. How many job interviews actually asked you to bring along your diplomas or certificates? No one in their right mind would take credentials, references and resumes at face value. I learned that people lie a lot more than you think they do. You have to test your applicants for the relevant knowledge needed for the position.
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