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UPDATE!!!
Ok... We interviewed 2 candidates that seemed to have plenty of exp. C1 had 17 years of verifiable exp, checked his references, etc. Candidate 2 had FIVE MS...
October 18, 2012 at 8:54 am
So, pre interview, what are you using to measure whether you'll even bother sitting the candidate in front of you?
Other than the option for a phone screen, I use what...
October 5, 2012 at 9:50 am
These people, although they say they had 10 years exp obviously didn't, they probably worked a service desk for a couple of years and picked up tidbits off the DBA...
October 5, 2012 at 7:56 am
I tried the one that was posted. That works great... I already passed it on to the HR dudette. Hopefully she's fine with it...
October 4, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Jeff, I'll go with the first one... I think he's a Tornado in a Tea Cup.
Here's a question... How many years exp. Should a DBA have to be considered Senior...
October 4, 2012 at 12:33 pm
No. The first candidate sounds fine but I believe you may have mistaken a highly confident person for a loose cannon in the second candidate. I hate resumes...
October 4, 2012 at 10:14 am
Guys and Gals
This has been invaluable to me. We interviewed a couple dorks that clearly didn't have what it takes and were able to tell that quickly. I...
October 3, 2012 at 9:13 pm
GSQUARED, I"m gonna shoot you a PM....
October 2, 2012 at 1:08 pm
I think we all need to get up on stage and kick off ObamaRomney. We can have our own debate that will doubtless be more exciting... wow....
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This is...
October 2, 2012 at 12:35 pm
("Sanity-check" ... if "body-check" means what it does in hockey, then "sanity-check" = ? :w00t: )
BUAH!!! LOL, ROFLMAO... that's great... I'd hate to be "Sanity-Checked" at...
October 2, 2012 at 8:07 am
GS, the questions KIND OF relate in that the whole reason I'm trying to interview a DBA is because this vendor stinks. The questions are a direct indicator of...
October 1, 2012 at 2:08 pm
OK... so here's a question for you serious DBA's.
My DBA Vendor indicated that they had to delete indexes before creating primary key's on a table. They created the primary...
October 1, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Crusty, where are you located at? If it's local to one of the regulars you trust they could probably swing giving you a hand in the interviews for a...
October 1, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Please fee free to PM me on these ideas if you wish to keep them off public consumption.... I gotta use em for the interviews....
September 21, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Grant Fritchey (9/21/2012)
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Grant Fritchey (9/21/2012)
Abu Dina (9/21/2012)
You get a phone call from one the users. They tell you the database is slow. What do you do?
You answer that...
September 21, 2012 at 9:32 am
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