Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths
To   : comp.programming,comp.software-eng
From : dj3vande
Date : Tue Aug 16 2005 07:04 pm

In article <5mf1g1lea129l0b2vegikqofog6b6tie4a@4ax.com>,
Chris Sonnack  <Chris@Sonnack.com> wrote:

>We've been interviewing here for a several open positions recently,
>and I'm astounded at what people put on their resume.  I designed
>a few simple questions designed to test folks' understanding of
>certain areas, and--despite claiming "expertise" in an area--I've
>been getting a lot of blank looks and faked answers.
>
>I have a feeling someone will ask what those questions are, and I'd
>be interested in feedback anyway, so here some are (we're seeking
>folks strong in Java, VB, HTML, JavaScript, XML and related areas):

[snip questions]

>I'm less interested in their exact answers than how they field the
>question and respond, but obviously the content of the answer does
>matter.

When you're interviewing people and asking these questions, arrange for
a suitable stack of reference books to be in front of them.  Anybody who
notices that and uses them when they're not sure of the answer gets
major bonus points.


dave

-- 
Dave Vandervies                                dj3vande@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
[A]n "outrage" is when someone beats up innocent bystanders in the streets,
not when your favourite programming language has a feature you dislike.
                                               --Richard Bos in comp.lang.c

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