[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Jolly Roger wrote:
>
>> Heh. Having interviewed many CS grads (from reputable schools!) that seem to have
>gone 4 years without any programming experience either (couldn't explain recursion,
>big-O notation, or debug a 20-line C function), I don't think it makes a difference.
>>
>like what reputable schools?
Ateneo and DLSU, sad to say. To put it bluntly, the CS grads I interviewed over the
last 2 years (batches 1999 and 2k I guess) were pretty bad. I have not interviewed
anyone from UP lately but my brother (Cum Laude, batch 2K) seemed to have turned out
OK. Hired a few from Mapua and 1 from AMA. They did much better in the technical
interviews.
I try very hard not to discriminate based on alma mater, but recent ADMU and DLSU
grads seem to be very poor when it comes to technical interviews. I ask the same set
of questions and give the same little exam, so I don't think I'm being unfair.
>i'd have to agree, most cs students/graduates from "reputable schools"
>tend to justify that they aren't good in debugging, or programming in a
>certain language because they weren't taught that programming language in
>their school.
Tell me that during an interview and I'll tell you to your face that it's a totally
bullshit excuse.
JR
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