Re: The pre-interview question...

In article <1187967663.976561.292810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
klshafer@xxxxxxx <klshafer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 24, 8:52 am, docdw...@xxxxxxxxx () wrote:
In article <j0Azi.47486$Um6.47...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

Michael Mattias <mmatt...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Now that everyone has read it.... here's a different take: so what if the
answer given WAS plagiarized?

That might have been borne out during the in-person interview... which did
not occur because the prospective client acted upon the assumption that
'this candidate is being dishonest'.

Doesn't that simply demonstrate that when confronted by a new challenge, the
candidate has the intiative and is is resourceful enough to utilize
published reference materiel to obtain a solution and get the job done?

I have had similar situations with telephone-interviews. I get > What
you seem to be asking here, Mr Mattias, is similar to 'don't know
things, know where and how to find things' and 'surround yourself with
people who are smarter than you'... both of which have been preached about
in many fine tomes and both of which my experiences tell me... stay in
said tomes and not in the minds of folks doing interviews.

[snip]

As in, the following exchange:

Interviewer: We have a lot of screens here that provide online
financial summaries. Suppose I ask you to write a new one. What would
be your approach?

Candidate: I'd ask you which one that already exists you think is
closest what you need in the new one, and modify it to the job.

Interviewer: You wouldn't write a new one from scratch?

Candidate: Why would I, unless you told me to?

Interviewer: You're hired.

I have had experiences similar to that... except that I did my best not to
answer a question with a question, of course. For example:

Interviewer: 'What are the four steps involved in batch DB2 code into
something you can run?'

Me: 'Four steps? I usually use just one, I pull up my standard JCL, do a
global replace on (membername) and SUB that sucker...

(pause for laughter)...

.... but I guess what you want me to say is 'precompile, compile, link and
bind', right?'

DD

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