Asking the list...I'd label that as "resourceful". So yeah, that's a positive.
On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Woodward, Bob <[email protected]>wrote: > Maybe it's a good thing you're not interviewing me, Kevin. My immediate > answer would be "I don't know. Let me check the documentation and get > back to you." I've never had to do anything like that so it's not > something I'd know off the top of my head. I'm sure there's probably > and OCONV format that would get me started but. > > Oh! I know! I'd as this list! <silly smile> Does that count? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin King > Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:15 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] [OT] Interview Questions > > David, I've used many of these questions in the past but where it fell > down was that it didn't give any real picture of technical ability. The > one question I've been using lately to assess technical thinking is "how > would you calculate the last Thursday in a month?" The answers have been > everywhere from accurate to sheer ridiculous. The unexpected takeaway > from this question is that it has helped to identify people who simply > want to answer quickly without thinking - not a good trait unless the > answer is right and to date that's happened a total of zero times - vs > people who think first and then give a reasoned response. > > I've just found it too easy for people to stretch the truth when > explaining their technical ability, so I'm asking questions intended to > give some evidence. > > On Saturday, December 14, 2013, David Sharp wrote: > > > Here is something I have used: > > What single project > > or task would you consider the most significant accomplishment in your > > > career so far? > > > > > > > > > > * > > Can you give me a detailed overview of the accomplishment? > > > > * > > Tell me about the company, your title, your position, your role, and > > the team involved. > > > > * > > What were the actual results achieved? > > > > * > > When did it take place and how long did the project take. > > > > * > > Why you were chosen? > > > > * > > What were the 3-4 biggest challenges you faced and how did you deal > > with them? > > > > * > > Where did you go the extra mile or take the initiative? > > > > * > > Walk me through the plan, how you managed to it, and if it was > > successful. > > > > * > > Describe the environment and resources. > > > > * > > Describe your manager's style and whether you liked it or not. > > > > * > > Describe the technical skills needed to accomplish the objective and > > how they were used. > > > > * > > Some of the biggest mistakes you made. > > > > * > > Aspects of the project you truly enjoyed. > > > > * > > Aspects you didn't especially care about and how you handled them. > > > > * > > How you managed and influenced other, with lots of examples. > > > > * > > How you changed and grew as a person. > > > > * > > What you would do differently if you could do it again. > > > > * > > What type of formal recognition did your receive? > > > > > > Regards, > > David Sharp > > > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:27:18 -0800 > > > From: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > Subject: Re: [U2] [OT] Interview Questions > > > > > > Please email me in regards to your ads. I am currently in between > > > contracts/assignments/projects and looking for my next assignment. > > > Multivalue languages I have been programming in: > > > > > > * CACHE (language: MV BASIC) > > > * INFORMATION (language: INFO/BASIC) > > > * jBASE (language: jBC, jBASE BASIC, jBASIC) > > > * MENTOR System (language: DATA/BASIC, DATABASIC, DATA BASIC) > > > * MVENTERPRISE (language: MVENTERPRISE BASIC) > > > * MVON/ONWARE (language: ONWARE BASIC) > > > * OPENINSIGHT (language: BASIC+) > > > * OPENQM, QM (language: QMBASIC) > > > * PICK, Advanced PICK, D3 (language: PICK BASIC) > > > * Power95 (language: DATA/BASIC, DATABASIC, DATA BASIC) > > > * REALITY System (language: DATA/BASIC, DATABASIC, DATA BASIC) > > > * REVELATION, Advanced REVELATION (language: R/BASIC, REVELATION > BASIC) > > > * UNIDATA (language: UNIBASIC) > > > * UNIVERSE (language: UNIVERSE BASIC) > > > * UNIVISION (language: UVBASIC) > > > * WebSphere DataStage (language: DSBASIC, DataStage BASIC) > > > > > > Robert Norman, Multivalue Programmer/Analyst > > > (951) 541-1668 > > > > > > On 10/7/2013 7:35 PM, Kevin King wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
