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Re: job screening question
From: Mattias Ahnberg <mattias () ahnberg pp se>
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:46:03 +0200
On 2012-07-08 00:58, Jimmy Hess wrote:
"What's the problem with using 255.255.255.247 as a subnet mask if you want to make a LAN subnet with 12 hosts?" (5 word answer)
I don't much appreciate these types of questions where you expect an exact answer based on your own phrasing/ideas. If running through a form with questions like this, leave space for open-ended answers to give the person a chance to phrase and explain in his own ways. Don't let the final "pass" or "no pass" fall to a HR person who can't fully appreciate or know the details and see the actual clue in an unexpected answer. You might lose a lot of really good candidates by being too harsh on that. Its benefical to build a team of clued people with the right personality, interest and mentality to what they do rather than seek people who has taught themselves how to answer certification tests in a way they know the creator of the test expects them. :) Hire for attitude, train for skill! -- /ahnberg.
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