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Re: eBay is looking for network heavies...
From: Eugeniu Patrascu <eugen () imacandi net>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 19:42:53 +0300
On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Peter Kristolaitis <alter3d () alter3d ca> wrote:
In many ways, certification tracks are something like getting a PhD. Completely useless information (and very few skills) to anything you'll do in the "real world", but if it makes your clock tick, go for it. Just don't expect me to be impressed when I'm interviewing you, because it has no direct relationship with your ability to do this job.
Certs are a good way to get selected by the HR people and have your CV forwarded to the people that will actually do the interviewing part. Some companies actually put out job listings with required mandatory certifications so from their point of view, you only qualify if you have a piece of paper saying that you know X,Y,Z.
My favourite question to ask candidates during an interview is "Tell me about a cool technology project you've done outside of work." I don't even really care what the answer is, it's more about "do they get revved up while they're talking about it?"
Cool idea, never thought of this type of questions when gauging peoples interest in motivation and the desire to learn. Eugeniu
Current thread:
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies..., (continued)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Lyndon Nerenberg (Jun 10)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Stephen Satchell (Jun 10)
- Nobody is looking for serious candidates Lyndon Nerenberg (Jun 10)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Peter Kristolaitis (Jun 07)
- Re: certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...) Randy Bush (Jun 07)
- Re: certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...) Andrew Latham (Jun 07)
- Re: certification Stephen Satchell (Jun 07)
- RE: certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...) Tony Hain (Jun 07)
- Re: certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...) Jimmy Hess (Jun 07)
- Re: certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...) Gary Buhrmaster (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Eugeniu Patrascu (Jun 07)
- RE: eBay is looking for network heavies... Justin M. Streiner (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Jay Ashworth (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Jay Ashworth (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Joe Hamelin (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... shawn wilson (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... shawn wilson (Jun 07)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Matthew Petach (Jun 10)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Alex White-Robinson (Jun 10)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Mark Foster (Jun 10)
- Re: eBay is looking for network heavies... Sina Owolabi (Jun 11)