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Posted by Ivan Marsh on 03/26/07 17:07
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:15:38 -0400, David T. Ashley wrote:
> "Ivan Marsh" <annoyed@you.now> wrote in message
> news:pan.2007.03.22.16.32.21.163341@you.now...
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:53:08 -0700, Moot wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 22, 10:57 am, "sathyashrayan" <sathyashra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Went to an interview and got f**ked ... (OT):
>>>>
>>>> They wanted me to do this in 2 hr. Create a address book, insert the
>>>> data in mysql. And create a admin panel where the user has the
>>>> privileges to add,edit,delete the record. A view panel where the data
>>>> are fetched and displayed with html tables. And the user will also
>>>> have the functionality to save the data with .pdf or .csv. I took 3
>>>> hr (Given me more time) and I could not get it done :( I have so far
>>>> have 20 php ebooks, but I could not make all those books in my faver.
>>>>
>>>> Can any one tell me where to start? Start from which
>>>> application?
>>>> calender? Guest book? address book? Please help.
>>>
>>> With a time limit like that, something tells me that *finishing*
>>> wasn't the point of this exercise.
>>> They most likely were looking to see how you react under pressure and
>>> time constraints.
>>
>> Kobayashi Maru? I sincerely doubt it... but it would be cool to think
>> so.
>
> First, I did get the Star Trek reference. : )
>
> Second, it is not uncommon to test candidates in this way. I remember
> one story I read in a book about an HR professional who nailed his
> window shut and then asked interview candidates to open it (knowing in
> advance that it couldn't be opened). He was interested in how they
> reacted.
>
> I'm not sure how much useful information can be gathered using these
> techniques ...
True. When I interview applicants I always ask them a question that "I
don't know" is the only reasonable answer to. I wouldn't go through the
trouble of such an elaborate set up though... I don't think it's a very
good idea to set a precedent of unreasonable expectations before the
applicant has been hired.
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