Re: eBay is looking for network heavies...

[jim deleskie <deleskie () gmail com>]

I remember you asking me who Jon was :)  I have since added to my list of
interview questions... sad but the number of people with clue is declining
not increasing.


On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 3:13 AM, Joe Hamelin <joe () nethead com> wrote:

> Back in 2000 at Amazon, HR somehow decided to have me do the phone
> interviews for neteng.  I'd go through questions on routing and what not,
> then at the end I would ask questions like, "Who was Jon Postel?  Who is
> Larry Wall?  Who is Paul Vixie? What are layers 8 & 9? Explain the RTFM
> protocol.  What is NANOG?"  Those answers (or long silences) told me more
> about the candidate than most of the technical questions.
>
> --
> Joe Hamelin, W7COM, Tulalip, WA, 360-474-7474