OutToLunch
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I don't see a correlation between knowing what a 555 or 741 is and electronics proficiency. I would rather the candidate have a firm understanding of analog electronics and be able to exhibit it.Would you employ a supposed Electonics 'graduate' who had never heard of a 555 or a 741?. Both chips manufactured in the multiple millions (if not billions?).
That is an overly simplistic viewpointAny such graduate obviously doesn't have the slightest interest in Electronics
that's a test i will fail miserably and i could care less. i live in the smt world (as do many these days) and don't think about color codes. if i ever need to use the color code, i can find it online.Over the years I've interviewed various people for service engineer jobs, and also kids on work experience - three things I ALWAYS do:
1) Ask them if they know their resistor colour code...
But, if that's a pre-requisite for the position you are interviewing for, then it is what it is.
another of your quaint little 'tests' i would have failed. i developed an interest in electrical engineering while i was in college studying mechanical engineering. can't say as i had any electronic hobby work prior to that.For a graduate I would expect to hear about projects he did long before he went to Uni - I wouldn't want anyone who didn't have the 'drive' and 'enthusiasm' for electronics before then.