Sorty kevin I misread your question and missed the technical qyestions aside part .......
My favorite non technical questions were: Why should we hire you in 5 sentences or less Explain to me a strength you bring and why you think its a strength Whats a weakness you have and how do you plan to address it Tell me about a typical day at work(current or previous job) Why do you want this job Describe to me your previous or current boss Tell me 3 things you like to do for fun and why Do you dislike working extra hours and why Pretend your me (interviewer) give and answer 3 questions you would ask in helping you fill the position Dougc Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Mega™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Doug Chanco <d...@chancofamily.com> Date:10/08/2013 00:28 (GMT-05:00) To: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Subject: Re: [U2] [OT] Interview Questions Questions I have been asked (and my favorites) Tell me a solution to get the last day of a given month (pick) Now give me the same solution in another language Whats an object and give me an example Whats your favorite shell and why? Whats a netmask and default gateway Whats one tech you do not know but would like to learn and why? Why use stored procedures? What does oconv mcp do? Favorite version of unix and why? Cannot access server "x" (network) walk me through what steps you would do to figure out the issue What are some commands you use in the pick debugger Favorite version of pick and why? What are sone ways for non pick programs to communicate with a pick system (Follow up) Which one do you prefer and why? I know sone of these are not pick related but they are my favorite questions asked me in various interviews and (in my humble opinion) the days of just a pick programmer are slowly going away companies (again IMHO) are looking for more than just knowing pick basic Anyway here is my contribution feel free to use all/none or any combination in between and good luck in your hiring Dougc Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Mega™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Kevin King <ke...@precisonline.com> Date:10/07/2013 22:35 (GMT-05:00) To: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Subject: [U2] [OT] Interview Questions This is not specifically a job posting, but I do have ads up on Monster and LinkedIn looking for talent. At the risk of confessing too much, I have historically been far too easy in the interview process. As a result, I have had some less-than-excellent hires and spent far too much time and money trying to rescue underperforming and/or recalcitrant staff. Therefore, I'm planning to be much more discriminating this time around, and am building a series of technical questions to help quickly identify those that have the right skills, abilities, and attitude for our team compared to those who may not. That being said, I have a question for the group: Technical questions aside, what are the best interview questions you've asked, been asked, or otherwise heard about that help differentiate between the candidates worthy of additional consideration vs. those that are not? Each company is different of course, but that aside I'm hoping to get some ideas to cut to the heart of the matter as quickly and efficiently as possible, both for the sake of the interviewer and the interviewee. (My technical interview is bordering on 200 questions and growing at an alarming pace.) If there were a half dozen questions to open with that could help set the stage for what may be to come, that could be very beneficial for everyone in this mix. Also, in an effort to keep the OT to a minimum, please don't ask me questions about the positions here. If you have questions, email me directly or through LinkedIn. I'd prefer to keep this topic on point of your recommended interview questions. _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
