Posted by David T. Ashley on 03/22/07 23:15

"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 ...

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