Re: job screening question

[Bret Clark <bclark () spectraaccess com>]

On 07/10/2012 03:32 AM, goemon () anime net wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Jul 2012, Jeroen van Aart wrote:
> > William Herrin wrote:
> > > This is, incidentally, is a detail I'd love for one of the candidates
> > > to offer in response to that question. Bonus points if you discuss MSS
> > > clamping and RFC 4821.
> > >
> > > The less precise answer, path MTU discovery breaks, is just fine.
> > I would say that the ability to quickly understand, troubleshoot and find a
> > solution to a problem (and document it) is a far better skill to have than
> > having ready made answers to interview questions learned by heart.
> >
> > It should take a skilled person less than 30 minutes to find the answer to
> > that question and understand it too. The importance of knowing many things by
> > heart has become incredibly moot.
> If you are applying for a network position, you better know the *basics*.
> Having to look up the basics is not a good sign.
>
> Do you really want to hire someone who is going to have to look up basic
> networking concepts for 30 minutes every time they are in a meeting and
> asked a question?
>
> -Dan
Hence the reason he mentioned "skilled" person...