AutoCad Testing for a job

[delliott]

If you are a AutoCad Drafter/Designer for 24 years and you applied for a job and the job called you wanting you to take a CAD test, would you?

[ReMark]

If I really needed that job to put food on the table for my wife and family then... yes, I would.

You could always ask them if they would like to see examples of your work but don't expect them to say "come right in and show us."

[BlackBox]

If you are a AutoCad Drafter/Designer for 24 years and you applied for a job and the job called you wanting you to take a CAD test, would you?

Yes, I would.

[rkent]

Yes I would.

[delliott]

So, you wouldn't feel like it is an insult?

[Squirltech]

Sure...if you know the type of CAD for the field you're applying, then it shouldn't be an issue. Right?

If it's just a basic CAD test and you are well versed, then it still shouldn't be an issue. The last CAD test I took, previous employer, was a breeze and REALLY basic. Just my $.02.

[ReMark]

The problem these days is anyone can pilfer a CAD drawing and say it is their work so some companies like to test their applicants to weed out the less than skilled. With 24 years of experience, unless it has all been using the DOS version of AutoCAD, you should make the cut with room to spare.

[ReMark]

So, you wouldn't feel like it is an insult?

I understand your point. If it means that much to you then tell them "Thanks, but no thanks." Next.

[rkent]

So, you wouldn't feel like it is an insult?

No, not at all. I did take a test for a job years ago and thought nothing of it. Apparently I did really well on it because after they scored it they were falling all over themselves to get me signed up.

Some look at it as an insult but they have no way of knowing what you can do. Go take the test and blow it out of the water, then let the negotiations begin.

Along a similar vein we were asked by our employer to essentially write our own yearly evaluation. Most were up in arms over it but I spent 5 nights working on it, I even bought evaluation software. The manager used most of what I wrote for the official evaluation, a promotion was thrown in for good measure.

Moral of the story, when someone gives you a chance to control your destiny you grab it and run.

[CyberAngel]

If you've been at the same job for 24 years, I can see how you would feel that way. The jobs market has changed in that time, and not for the better. "Insults" are par for the course. Employers are doing everything they can to weed out applicants, and if you're not willing to jump through every hoop, you're back on the street. For some hoops they don't even tell you they're there. Not enough attention to your Facebook page? You're no good at social media. Less-than-perfect credit score? You're an embezzlement risk. Give a wrong answer to an innocent question? You failed the psychological evaluation. Don't call us, and we won't call you.