On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:54:56 +1200 Wesley Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 07 June 2007 19:21, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > On 07/06/07, Carl Cerecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Indeed. I don't recall being asked to write code in any job interview. > > > > I was once - write a PHP CRUD app as part of an interview for > > sysadminning(!). I created a non-working app that the interviewer (Hi > > Roger if you're out there) couldn't debug either until I said "we *do* > > have Internet available, don't we?" and a 2 minute googling fixed the > > problem ... > > I was asked recently to write FizzBuzz for a preliminary pre-interview test. > It took me a short while to get used to the idea, then another few minutes > working out what they were actually asking for; I found it hard to believe > them when they told me they were impressed with my code. > > I also felt like a fool. If you don't know modulus arithmetic ... I've just been asked the 'how many socks' question in response to a job application. I feel somewhat insulted, since the last time I was asked this, I was at primary school, and the dateline was 1967. Have standards *really* fallen this far?
