On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Alan Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I
> interview people, I'm interested if they like to learn -- and if they're
> going to fit into the organization.
I too have gotten the ubiquitous "TCP handshake" question. Only once
have I gotten a curve ball from someone with it, the question was
"What is the UDP three way handshake?" He said he was wondering how
many people would catch the question's trick.
The best interview questions I've ever gotten are more than
open-ended, they're almost philosophical. "Here's a situation,
[describe computer version of Kobayashi Maru problem]. Please describe
the major steps you'd take to rectify the problem. With the
occasionally 'Why' thrown in periodically."
I attribute the wisdom of the questions to much greater experience
than I have. One time when I asked about it, the interviewer (no,
didn't get the job) told me that he doesn't care about the actual
knowledge at the interview but more the questions the interviewee asks
and the grasp of the scenario.
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<< MCT >> Michael C Tiernan.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mtiernan
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