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  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    majorbloodnock (4/15/2013) If you're trying to hire someone who does need to think on their feet in a meeting (or set of meetings) with constantly evolving requirements, the interview needs...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    marat-oz (4/14/2013)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/25/2008)


    ...We may ask about things we haven't solved, just to see if they approach it like us or have an interesting take...

    Seeking advice from...

  • RE: The DBA Office

    Abrar Ahmad_ (4/15/2013)


    [font="Verdana"]Good Discussion!

    And i would add that the people who are more intelligent than the average one are much higher distracted with the environmental factors around them, so they...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Lynn Pettis (4/12/2013)


    TravisDBA (4/12/2013)


    Major,

    I understand exactly what your saying, but I cant address that particular aspect properly because I don't work with the end user directly. My laisons are more...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Major,

    I understand exactly what your saying, but I cant address that particular aspect properly because I don't work with the end user directly. My laisons are more with the PM's....

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    majorbloodnock (4/12/2013)And you expect every request from the user community to be plainly put and that they know exactly what they want?

    Yes. They're called requirement specs and they are a...

  • RE: The DBA Office

    Because our jobs require intense thinking at many times, I like an office with a door that can be closed. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to figure out...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Lynn Pettis (4/11/2013)


    TravisDBA (4/11/2013)


    Any answer the man seem to give was not the right answer, so either the question was not plain enough up front or the man was playing...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Any answer the man seem to give was not the right answer, so either the question was not plain enough up front or the interviewer was playing games with the...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    djackson 22568 (4/11/2013)[/b

    If laws really forbid us from figuring out how people think through and solve problems, our laws need to be changed.

    djackson,

    Good luck with that. If you have been...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Lowell (4/11/2013)


    i'd have to see an example of what would actually be prohibited where you said

    "Trick questions in a interview are strictly forbidden in working environments governed by EOE"

    that...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Asking an obvious question and expecting a different type of answer. Just read what he posted.

    "Describe how you would program an elevator.

    I spent the good part of an hour...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    majorbloodnock (4/11/2013)


    TravisDBA (4/10/2013)


    djackson 22568 (4/10/2013)


    SuperDBA-207096 (7/22/2008)


    Good point! I always try to ask 'thinking' questions whenever I interview a candidate to get an idea of how they think.

    Mark

    Two...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    djackson 22568 (4/10/2013)


    SuperDBA-207096 (7/22/2008)


    Good point! I always try to ask 'thinking' questions whenever I interview a candidate to get an idea of how they think.

    Mark

    Two of my...

  • RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/23/2008)


    Never a guarantee, not never works out. 😉

    I agree with you, but I've seen people give out references, including former bosses that were co-workers. If...

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