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Re: job screening question
From: William Herrin <bill () herrin us>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:35:17 -0400
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:16 PM, David Coulson <david () davidcoulson net> wrote:
That's a horrible question for a non-technical HR person to pose to a candidate - It's impossible for the candidate to ask clarifying questions to make sure they understand what you are looking for, plus you may have a strong candidate who gets it wrong (for whatever reason), but if they were talking to a technical person you would realize they were 99% of the way there. What if they said "it would cause the generation of port-unreachable ICMP packets to cease, and applications may hang until they timeout"? Not the answer you're looking for, but not wrong either.
Hi David, To clarify: I asked HR to forward me the candidate's answer along with their resume. Just in case of answers like that one. Which would be more than enough to proceed to a phone screen directly with me. Regards, Bill -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
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