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Originally Posted by Owen Busler
My team ran into an interesting problem last year....at one time we had close to 80 people in our workshop and it was crowded.
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This year we are thinking of doing a little less recruitment...
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We had a similar "problem" last year, too. We held "tryouts". We came up with a number of tests of ability to cut a straight line, do a bit of math (geometry, torque, pressure problems), modify a simple program, even write a checklist and build a tower out of bricks. We structured the tests to look like tests of skill, but we selected based on attitude. The level of focus on the team was much better than in previous years, as we got rid of people who would not focus, got frustrated too easily, or (worst of all) distracted others.