Is going back to the basics
really the right way of judging if the candidates have adequate grammar and
punctuation skills needed to pursue a career in content writing? This is the
first question that crept in my mind while I glanced through the questionnaire
handed over to me by Accenture, one of the leading MNCs in the country.
The huge multistory building at
one of the most bustling areas in Gurgaon boasts of hiring the smartest people
while allowing them relevant opportunities. The reviews on Internet make one
believe that the tests taken are one of the most stringent kind allowing no
scope for mistakes. Practical experience proved to be otherwise. The questions
that the candidates, including me, were required to answer are simpler than the
examples quoted in Wren & Martin, a book hailed as the best working piece
on grammar. The essay test seemed like a
pastime activity for a 10-year old.
Jokes apart, if this is the level
MNCs boast of being high and stringent, one wonders how they define the word
“easy”. This kind of lax attitude followed by the management while ensuring
employees of the greatest quality reinforces the myth that most companies do
not value the importance of Content Writing as a profession or its importance
in marketing of their products and services.
The selection process believed to
be strict and innovative proved to be easy, long and boring instead. While such
MNCs stress on the way they portray themselves in media, they need to
exercise caution while planning the course of an interview meant to recruit
employees looking to build a career with them. Such tests only coerce the
candidates to ask the question, “Does the company understand what it is looking
for in its employees?”
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