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In my last post, I alerted you to the widespread abuse of project management certification tests, some of which can be found - with answers - at "study guide" web sites days after they are used for the first time.
If you don't feel that you can trust a candidate's certification, then consider creating your own test connected with the job, and deliver it under your controlled circumstances. ("See how you do on this one sucker!")
It does not have to be that difficult, though. A better way may be to add "scenario" questions to the interview, like the best interviews in the first place. Scenario questions are phrased as in these examples:
- "What would you do in this situation...?"
- "How would you solve this problem...?"
That way you can better see if a candidate can perform what you need them to perform.
I should say that not all certifications were compromised. The Project Management Institute certification seems to have come through this smelling like a rose.
Posted on: November 10, 2008 08:46 PM |
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