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RE: Interview Questions
From: tony.dimichele () americas bnpparibas com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:52:36 -0400
Thought process is one of the most important qualities on my list, but to really find out if they "know" a technology , I ask them to explain it,...but rather than naming the exact technology give an industry standard TLA for it. With no descriptive words, they either know the technology or not. just in case,...TLA is Three Letter Acronym Extranet Jeffrey_Camiel@jeffersonwells. com To security-basics 08/23/2006 01:57 PM cc Subject RE: Interview Questions Agreed! Some thoughts. Normally for a position you will go through a number of interviews which fall into three types. 1. Technical 2. Operational 3. Culture fit On the technical, I have found the best way to really determine if someone knows there stuff is through real world problem solving. (i.e. something doesn't work, walk me through fix it). The interesting thing is the individual may not know the technology which is okay. What I am looking for is the thought process and the experience brought to answering the question. Jeffrey Camiel Director, Technology Risk Management Jefferson Wells International San Jose, Ca. 408.454.2459 (of) -----Original Message----- From: BARRETT,WILL [mailto:BARRETW () airproducts com] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 2:15 AM To: revnic () gmail com; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Interview Questions If you are going to do that why bother? Chances are pretty good that the person you are interviewing has already passed certification so why ask them again? Personally I find this kind of interview insulting and it definitely indicates that the company either doesn't know about security, or more likely doesn't care enough about it to make it worth my while to work there. Bad interview techniques = bad hire = bad security. A better solution in my opinion is to ask questions based on a real world scenario, such as, "recently a wireless initiative was passed down by management and we are going to roll out global wireless access to our company in the next year. What would you suggest as some things that we would want to do in order to keep our network secure as we deploy this technology?" The is no "right" answer that would apply to every company. However the guy you want to hire will ask some more questions about what you want to accomplish with this deployment before offering his suggestion. Also, even from the candidates you do not hire, you may get some ideas that you hadn't considered. Just my opinion -Will Barrett -----Original Message----- From: revnic () gmail com [mailto:revnic () gmail com] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 2:45 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Interview Questions get some tests from TestKing and compile a list of questions. regards, Revnic Vasile ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. 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