Except, that if this is a case about how you would manage a department/team, you're in charge, and asking someone else for a lifeline wouldn't look as good as someone who correctly ascertained the nature of the question and answered it according the way the questioner wants it answered. There's answer the question with the right (correct) answer and there's answering a question the right way, I think this is a case of the latter. On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Don Kuhlman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is it inappropriate to just ask them what they are looking for - eg an > executive summary, detail, one example, or maybe check with a Headhunter. > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kim Longenbaugh <[email protected]> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 9, 2009 2:50:08 PM > *Subject:* RE: O/T Supplemental information questionnaire > > But if he answers “incorrectly”, they would be less likely to hire him…. > > Seriously, Jonathan, I agree with you that you should keep the responses as > short and concise as possible while still adequately answering the > questions. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:04 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: O/T Supplemental information questionnaire > > > > This question is really how you manage staff. If you get technical you'll > probably answer the question "incorrectly." > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Jeff Williams < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I have a quick question. I am applying for a government job. It is for a > county here in California . Part of the application process is to fill out a > supplemental information questionnaire. There are four questions. One of > the question is as follows: > > "Describe your experience in supporting, designing, implementing, > troubleshooting and managing an enterprise network environment through > subordinate staff (e.g., network engineers, administrators) in support of > all network infrastructure components, upgrades, disaster recovery > processes, and overall WAN/LAN performance to secure business continuity." > > With 15 years of experience, I could write a book. But I doubt that person > read a book. > > So, my question, how long should this response be? I say 1/2 a page, total > of two pages for the four questions. It will be a very, very high level > response. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks > Jeff > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it > out.<http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
