Early Univac Commercial

Guy Sotomayor Jr ggs at shiresoft.com
Fri Sep 20 12:00:05 CDT 2019


Yea, I recall having to take that test.  I almost didn’t because my degree is EE but then
they realized I was applying for SW positions.  Go figure!  ;-)

Worked there for 17+ years.

TTFN - Guy

> On Sep 20, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
> On 9/20/19 8:16 AM, William Sudbrink via cctalk wrote:
>> Isn't there also one that's a "help wanted" for programming positions?
>> I seem to recall that they didn't say anything about professional training
>> or experience, just things like "do you have a logical, ordered way of
>> thinking?"
> 
> I don't recall, but IBM had a "computer aptitude test" that it
> administered to just about anyone involved in sales or the technical
> end, regardless of education.   I recall taking such a test, though I
> turned down IBM's job offer.
> 
> --Chuck
> 



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