Best question I ever got as a developer was a request for me to design a Car....
Of course the interviewer was looking to see if I'd ask questions about the type of Car, Usage, etc.... If I had just designed it as I wanted, I'd be back in Ohio! Warren On 2/19/08, J.T. Shyman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ugh. That's the best? I personally think that's rather awful...all it asks > is if someone has seen the cover of the books and remembers that there > aren't any animals on the cover. It doesn't mean they've read them much > less > absorbed them. I personally have about 30 technical books at home; many of > which I've read one or two chapters in and then left to collect dust. I > could tell you what is on the cover of each one if you gave me a minute to > think and a full color scale picture of said cover. :) > > I like the out-of-the-box thinking questions myself (though no one has > ever > asked me any) such as: > > How many quarters would you need to make a stack as tall as the Sears > tower? > > Or > > Why are manhole covers round? > > J.T. Shyman > Column Technologies > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Blair > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Interview questions > > Best interview question: > > What animal is on the cover of the O'Reilly X-Window System books? > > Only someone who has actually looked will know that this series has solid > color covers and no animals. > > What you're really looking for is some indication that the interviewee is > familiar with O'Reilly, and maybe (with luck) has one or two of them in a > storage locker somewhere, and has been around computing long enough to > understand X. If they've mastered that, they understand operating systems, > and you can infer much from the conversation about which O'Reilly and > Nutshell books are on their shelf. You can then have some fun talking > about > the animals and pets before resuming the interview :-) > > Doug > > > > ...... Original Message ....... > On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:12:48 -0500 "Kemes, Lisa" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >** > ><whew!> I thought I was the only one! > > > >Lisa > > > >--------------- > >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Rushton > >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:11 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Interview questions > > > >** > >Dang - 10 years on and still cant answer some of these...!!! > > > >Mark Rushton > >IBM Global Services > >Remedy Engineering & Development Team > > > > > > > > > > > >Marc Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" > <[email protected]> > > > >19/02/2008 13:55 > > > >Please respond to > >[email protected] > > > > > > > > > >To > >[email protected] > > > >cc > > > > > >Subject > >Re: Interview questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** > >1. What is the primary table in the AR System data dictionary? > >2. How does the AR System manage the data you see in Remedy Forms? > >3. Without using DSO or EIE, what are your thoughts for providing a > 'STANDARDIZED' > methodology for interfacing/integrating with Remedy applications. This > customer was actually > looking to use C.I.M. or some other open standard solution to interface > with Remedy.... maybe a good discussion for the list!!! > >4. How do you trouble shoot AR System server outages to restore access > to > the system? > >5. How does mid-tier work and where does it fit in the client server > architecture? > >6. Describe how filters work? They were actually looking how filters > work in different phases... which led to the next question. > >7. Can you force a filter to fire all actions in the first phase? > >8. List all of the possible uses for guides. They were looking for > walking tables. > > > >These are all pretty simple questions. I also get some questions about > turning on/off server > features using the configuration files (ar.conf/ar.cfg). > > > >Hope this helps some, > > > >Marc > > > > > >On 2/19/08, Remedy Service Desk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >** > > > >Hi All, > > > >Hope you are doing well, can I request for Remedy Interview questions? > > > >Thanks > > > >Service Desk > > > >__Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > > > > > > > >-- > >Marc Simmons > >Remedy Administrator > > > >"Everyday above ground is a good day... the rest is a choice!" __Platinum > Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" html___ > > > > > > > >--------------- > > > > > > > >Unless stated otherwise above: > >IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number > 741598. > >Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 > 3AU > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ > > > _ > Doug Blair > Remedy Skilled Professional > doug <at> blairing <dot>com > +1 224-558-5462 > Sent from my Treo, usual caveats apply > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > -- Warren R. 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