The most annoying phone interview that I've had, took place just over two years ago. Interview was with a technical recruiter for some contracting position. The guy asked me specific technical questions about things that I told him I had done like 6 or 7 years ago.
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Like "what's the tool that you use to promote a Windows server to become an AD server"? You want me to walk through my process of designing an entire network? Fine. I can do that. You want to know at a higher level what I did? I can talk to that. You want to know about some tweaky detail that any kid can Google in 30 seconds, but I don't need to know at the time because I did that process 7 years ago? Sorry, but we're just not going to be a good fit.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Hire technical people because of how they think and what they think, not because of what they may or may not know at any given time. Whatever your problem is, a good person will figure out. It's not rocket science (and even there, a good person will figure it out).
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I think if you neatly encapsulated my boss' management and hiring style in the last sentence (and why I love working with the people I work with right now.) You can always train someone who is good at learning and thinking.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Yep, and really valuable people figure out problems on their own.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
BTW kudos to your boss for being that type of manager that makes people want to work for them.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Maybe they were trying to get free work out of you cuz they didn't know. That probably happens a lot.
- The Other Yvonne
Yvonne, he definitely knew and that made it even worse when he condescendingly said "Do you remember the command? Was it something promo?" My reply was something like "as I said, I did all of this 6 or 7 years ago and I've been doing IT security since." He continued the condescension, "Was it dcpromo?" LMGTFY?
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Letters after one's name (and one needs a ton of those these days just to compete) can get one in the door. Being able to think and solve is the thing.
- Julian
My friend's boss always said give the most important jobs to the laziest person in her IT department. That is because the laziest person would set it up the most thoroughly, with the most automated features, and minimize the ongoing maintenance that needed to be done. I always loved that.
- LibrarianOnTheLoose
That fits in with the way the Germans supposedly classified their soldiers and fitted them for purpose: http://regimentalrogue.com/quotes... The lazy and intelligent were picked to be the top leaders.
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Hah, I don't know if that is good or bad!
- LibrarianOnTheLoose
Wow Alex. I hope you didn't WANT that job cuz that guy sounds like he was an ass!
- The Other Yvonne