Re: Interview Questions

From: Xenos (dont.spam.me_at_spamhate.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 12:36:05 -0400

"Jatinder" <jsfromynr@sancharnet.in> wrote in message
news:22b2a6b6.0405140625.19a69452@posting.google.com...
> I 'm a professional looking for the job.In interview these questions
> were asked with some others which I answered.But some of them left
> unanswered.Plz help.
>
> Here are some questions on C/C++, OS internals?
> Q1 . What is the use of pointer to an array?
> Q2 . What is the use of array of pointers?
> Q3 . What is the use of pointer to function ?
> Q4 . How to print through serial port? What is Flow Control(Xon,Xoff)
> ?
> Q5 . What is IOCTL Explain .
> Q6 . How to create an interrupt service routine in C?
> Q7 . What are the internals of a schedular ?
> Q8 . The static variables are declared in heap or stack ?

I find it alarming that this trend of giving ridiculous quizzes and tests to
interviewee is increasing. When I was young and looking for a job,
companies that did this were few. I immediately walked out of any interview
were I was asked to take such a test. Regurgitation of facts does not prove
knowledge or wisdom, and is certainly no indication of skill. For someone
with an encyclopedic memory of the C or C++ standards, I would hire for a
one-time fee of $18--the amount I would need to just purchase a copy of the
standard (or whatever it currently costs).

This topic has come up before, and I think I said pretty much the something.
Someone replied with, "So how do you know they can do the job?" Well, there
are no guarantees, but you could try *talking* to them. I never minded
being asked questions in interviews. Isn't that a major part of the
process? Ask about college courses taken and projects done. If you are
interviewing an experienced professional, ask about previous work done. How
about what problems were encountered and how they were overcome. DON'T try
and sitting me in a room with 50 other nameless applicants and presume to
give me a test. That's a company interested in bodies and tests scores, not
cultivating good people. I'm also turned off by companies that call you up
and ask for college transcripts. Unless they have taken the time to
interview me and show an interest in hiring me, I always refused.

As a result, I love the company I work for. They treat me very well, and
there is always very smart, experienced people to learn from.

DrX

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