bearpaws

...does anyone try to test them?
I've been trying to hire an in-house jack-of-all-trades and it seems like EVERYbody has Photoshop listed as a skill. I decided to have potential employees do a little test and now I see that pretty much everyone is full of shit.

Here's what I have them do:
- I have an image of a box of condoms. The photo was taken on a desk at the office (the box is at an angle and the pov is slightly looking down on the box.
- I ask them to cut out the box and put it on a white background.
- If they finish the task quickly, I ask them to create a mirror effect (reflection) under the box, for bonus points.

...and that's it.

Is my test too hard? Am I being too picky? Have you got any test ideas? Any similar experiences?