February 18, 2014 at 9:06 am
We’re recruiting for a support role here. As part of the interview, we see how they approach problem solving and give them an example of a web app with a SQL back end for time recording, which no one can log into (this is an intermittent production issue). The best (bearing in mind the thread title) answer we’ve had was “The users must be doing something wrong”
Next candidate please
-------------------------------Posting Data Etiquette - Jeff Moden [/url]Smart way to ask a question
There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand (the world). There is no such thing as a dumb question. ― Carl Sagan
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February 18, 2014 at 9:13 am
I love getting stammering responses to questions like "What do you like to do?"
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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February 18, 2014 at 10:53 am
SQLRNNR (2/18/2014)
I love getting stammering responses to questions like "What do you like to do?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't see the relevance, I thought we were discussing a job opening?"
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February 18, 2014 at 11:41 am
"I can't believe you're asking me all these product specific questions. You shouldn't be writing your queries using product specific language because that eliminates the ability to quickly and easily change platforms." - A candidate for a SQL Server Database Developer position.
Candidate.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
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February 18, 2014 at 1:15 pm
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"
Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
February 18, 2014 at 1:28 pm
OCTom (2/18/2014)
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
Is this guy still working in RPG or did he break down and attend a seminar somewhere along the way? 😛
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February 18, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Sean Lange (2/18/2014)
OCTom (2/18/2014)
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
Is this guy still working in RPG or did he break down and attend a seminar somewhere along the way? 😛
Maybe he's a Project Manager asking developers to do things as he used to 20 years ago.
February 18, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Luis Cazares (2/18/2014)
Sean Lange (2/18/2014)
OCTom (2/18/2014)
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
Is this guy still working in RPG or did he break down and attend a seminar somewhere along the way? 😛
Maybe he's a Project Manager asking developers to do things as he used to 20 years ago.
+1
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQL RNNR
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February 19, 2014 at 2:00 am
A candidate who described himself as a database performance and recovery specialist.
Me: You get alerts that a critical database is not available and when you look in Management Studio you see that SQL has flagged the database as Suspect. What is the first thing that you do?
Him: Open Visual Studio and start a new VB project.
Me: ......... :blink:
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February 19, 2014 at 2:32 am
Grant Fritchey (2/18/2014)
"I can't believe you're asking me all these product specific questions. You shouldn't be writing your queries using product specific language because that eliminates the ability to quickly and easily change platforms." - A candidate for a SQL Server Database Developer position.Candidate.
How is Joe?
February 19, 2014 at 2:50 am
Gazareth (2/19/2014)
Grant Fritchey (2/18/2014)
"I can't believe you're asking me all these product specific questions. You shouldn't be writing your queries using product specific language because that eliminates the ability to quickly and easily change platforms." - A candidate for a SQL Server Database Developer position.Candidate.
How is Joe?
+ 1.5 Million.
I'm a DBA.
I'm not paid to solve problems. I'm paid to prevent them.
February 19, 2014 at 4:10 am
Gazareth (2/19/2014)
Grant Fritchey (2/18/2014)
"I can't believe you're asking me all these product specific questions. You shouldn't be writing your queries using product specific language because that eliminates the ability to quickly and easily change platforms." - A candidate for a SQL Server Database Developer position.Candidate.
How is Joe?
Ha! Good one.
The nicest man in the world in real life by the way.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning
February 19, 2014 at 7:26 am
Grant Fritchey (2/19/2014)
The nicest man in the world in real life by the way.
So I hear. All meant in good humour 🙂
Those boilerplate-esque posts just tickle me!
February 19, 2014 at 7:54 am
Sean Lange (2/18/2014)
OCTom (2/18/2014)
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
Is this guy still working in RPG or did he break down and attend a seminar somewhere along the way? 😛
Too funny! How did you know it was for RPG? It was for what used to be called a Programmer/Analyst position using RPG on an IBM S/38.
When I tell my kids that I used to program RPG they think it was for role playing games. 😀
The last I heard he became a truck driver in 1996.
Tom
February 19, 2014 at 7:55 am
Luis Cazares (2/18/2014)
Sean Lange (2/18/2014)
OCTom (2/18/2014)
The following was in 1991 and in response to the question, "How many seminars or classes have you attended to keep up on technology?"Answer: "I'm not really into continuing education. I've been programming for 8 years now and I don't see how things can change much from all that I've seen."
Is this guy still working in RPG or did he break down and attend a seminar somewhere along the way? 😛
Maybe he's a Project Manager asking developers to do things as he used to 20 years ago.
The last I heard he was a truck driver.
Tom
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