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lookout123 · 08-23-2004, 08:16 PM

when i was a head hunter i tested (on proprietary software) all admin type applicants. people get faster the more familiar they are with the text or even simply the subject of the text. makes sense. generally you are much faster when putting your own thoughts on screen.
i was told that typing speeds have (total words adjusted for accuracy) have decreased greatly in the last 10 years because we all have computers with spellcheck and no longer have any penalty for grammar and spelling as we had with typewriters.

all that to say this - when you go to take a test you will generally have to think more about what you are typing now than you would have, say 10 years ago.

08-23-2004, 08:16 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	when i was a head hunter i tested (on proprietary software) all admin type applicants. people get faster the more familiar they are with the text or even simply the subject of the text. makes sense. generally you are much faster when putting your own thoughts on screen. i was told that typing speeds have (total words adjusted for accuracy) have decreased greatly in the last 10 years because we all have computers with spellcheck and no longer have any penalty for grammar and spelling as we had with typewriters. all that to say this - when you go to take a test you will generally have to think more about what you are typing now than you would have, say 10 years ago. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin