Re: cert discussion

[William LeFebvre <wnl@groupsys.com>]

Rich Schultz wrote:
> yet to see a written or oral exam that can measure these well.  On the
> other hand, if you work with someone for a while, at least six months, you
> can probably answer all these questions about her.  We already use this
> form of certification and we call it "references".

Unfortunately, in our ever increasingly litigous society, a
non-trivial number of former employers are now adopting policies with
prevent any sort of meaningful references from being given.  I know of
one former employer who, by organizational policy, was prohibited from
saying anything beyond "yes he worked for me from this date to that
date."

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