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Very interesting, and potentially helpful, comment; upvoted.
But it still made me laugh to read this in a bulletpoint about any sort of writing:
(emphasis added)
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Marketable, and demonstrable without a degree. I'm a good editor--better than whoever vetted for a lot of what I see in print these days--but my work history doesn't reflect it. Can a skill test reflect that well enough for potential employers to bother considering me?
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For everyone seeing this in the "recent comments" section, does there exist a record of this comment? It seems like it was really useful and it's a shame it was completely nuked.
Ctrl+F "good deed"
The Wayback Machine, of course. Thanks.
I suppose I lose a rationalist point for failing to use a tool I'm already familiar with to solve my problem.
God,I needed this post. Thanks so much. oDesk seems like the most viable option for consistent and legitimate work for a freelancer. Definitely looking into it.
I signed up, but I'm a little too scared to take any tests at the moment. I kinda want to work with a pseudonym... is that feasible? I figure you'd be screwed when your PayPal account didn't match your user account name. :/
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What scares you about it? Are you just unsure yet that it isn't sketchy, or something more specific?
Nah, it looks totally legit. I'm just scared about not getting 100% on the tests. (Not that I think it'll actually affect my job prospects, but I like doing things well.)
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The knowledge of self can wait until after I've studied more. Then the tests will be measuring something more than my ability to remember things from long ago or my ability to understand the psychology of test writers. Also I was scared about the social image produced by someone who scores only 60% in their claimed specialty, not the feeling associated with only having a 60% skill level. Thus what you said about being able to hide results and retake tests assuages my fears.
Oh, that. :P I see. Maybe I'll try it then, since that part doesn't worry me.