Funny interview answers
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I disagree, I think the intent of the question was clear to anybody with half a brain. We already have something that will follow the literal instructions given, their called computers. We need people who can do the fuzzy reasoning to translate a slight vague question into something definite and precise. Kinda like what you just did.
Wjousts wrote:
anybody with half a brain
and therein lies the rub...
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I have to say it is a valid answer, a bit conservative, but still valid. (and it is hard to agree with digital man...) :)
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[My articles]CPallini wrote:
and it is hard to agree with digital man
I know I'm going to regret this but ... why?
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Instead of which, you were trying to assess the fairness and balance of our interview process. Hot air.
The fact that you laughed at his perfectly good response reflects on you, not him! (Even if was plank :-))
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
But thanks for responding - it was humorous anyways.
You should be taking it seriously!!! I don't joke!!! Ever!!! :mad::mad::mad:
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digital man wrote:
The fact that you laughed at his perfectly good response reflects on you, not him! (Even if was plank )
I'm not sure if you got that right - I was laughing at the humour in his response, not at his 'perfectly good response' itself!
digital man wrote:
You should be taking it seriously!!! I don't joke!!! Ever!!!
I know, I know. :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
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CPallini wrote:
and it is hard to agree with digital man
I know I'm going to regret this but ... why?
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
Just kidding, actually. :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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Yes, the question is wanting.
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
My job is to give such answers. I was taught to do so by my father. A recent test asked for three things make for a successful meeting; I answered: bagels, cream cheese, and brevity. In the real (IT) world, those are much more important than the concepts expressed in the class. I hope you don't write system specs like that question.
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digital man wrote:
The fact that you laughed at his perfectly good response reflects on you, not him! (Even if was plank )
I'm not sure if you got that right - I was laughing at the humour in his response, not at his 'perfectly good response' itself!
digital man wrote:
You should be taking it seriously!!! I don't joke!!! Ever!!!
I know, I know. :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
AS long as you know I'm only kidding around... or am I? (said in sinister Bart Simpson voice).
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
Yes, I keep reading and hearing about "telephonic interviews" and I have no idea what they are :p
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Just kidding, actually. :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]Phew! Wipes brow and relaxes.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates?
Well I did once ask a lady in reference to her Master's thesis project (a computer program) where she got the idea from.... you heard the leafing through a notebook and typing on a computer... then an answer.... So I asked what the hardest thing about the project was while looking perplexed at my bosses and other members of the interview committee crowded around the speaker phone... you heard more sounds of leafing through notes... then furious typing, then more leafing through notes... and an answer.... I asked a few more questions because I was getting entertained with this, seeing how long it would take to answer the questions because they were all opinion, not answers, everyone else was asking specific questions that required specific answers, there was much less typing and quick answers after the typing. :laugh:
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My job is to give such answers. I was taught to do so by my father. A recent test asked for three things make for a successful meeting; I answered: bagels, cream cheese, and brevity. In the real (IT) world, those are much more important than the concepts expressed in the class. I hope you don't write system specs like that question.
I wonder if you read the thing? I'm not the one who "wrote" that question.
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates?
Well I did once ask a lady in reference to her Master's thesis project (a computer program) where she got the idea from.... you heard the leafing through a notebook and typing on a computer... then an answer.... So I asked what the hardest thing about the project was while looking perplexed at my bosses and other members of the interview committee crowded around the speaker phone... you heard more sounds of leafing through notes... then furious typing, then more leafing through notes... and an answer.... I asked a few more questions because I was getting entertained with this, seeing how long it would take to answer the questions because they were all opinion, not answers, everyone else was asking specific questions that required specific answers, there was much less typing and quick answers after the typing. :laugh:
_________________________ John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." Shhhhh.... I am not really here. I am a figment of your imagination.... I am still in my cave so this must be an illusion....
Thanks for sharing. :laugh:
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
Seems like the candidate fully understood that when it comes to computers, one does not interpert querys, they answer the query posed!
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
My favorite answer when someone asks, "Are there any questions?": "Who played Lumpy on Leave It To Beaver?"
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You work with computers and do not recognise a perfectly acceptable answer? Shame on you.
Q: Would you like tea or coffee?
A: Yes
Is also perfectly cromulent.
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
Ok, this isn't a funny answer but a question. Q: What are the 5 process steps in UML. A: There arn't any process steps in UML. The interviewer got all flustered and insisted that there are five process steps in UML. I didn't get the job. I emailed him later that he probably was thinking RUP when he said UML. I never heard back.
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You work with computers and do not recognise a perfectly acceptable answer? Shame on you.
Q: Would you like tea or coffee?
A: Yes
Is also perfectly cromulent.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
Reminds me of an old joke: A software engineer and his wife: She: Darling, we're out of bread. Would you please go to the supermarket an get one? And if they have got eggs, get six. Him: No problem, sweetheart! The software engineers goes to the supermarket and comes home with six breads. She: Why the hell did you buy six breads? Him: Because you told me so.
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Well, I do agree it was a "valid" answer, but no marks were given. The guy anyways plonked the exam with several wrong answers and bad code, but the point was that I enjoyed his sense of humour and I was merely asking if people have had similar experiences. Instead of which, you were trying to assess the fairness and balance of our interview process. Hot air. :rolleyes: But thanks for responding - it was humorous anyways. :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
And you probably missed the best candidate for the job. I don't know who in his right mind thinks that giving this kind of questions for a job interview and over the phone shows them anything except that people under extreme stress don't perform very well at intensely intellectual games. I am doing the interview circuit right now - I have 30 years programming experience, I rarely get support calls for my stuff but I can't program my way out of a wet paper bag during a job interview. I basically hand in a blank piece of paper when the idiots hand me a test. This is not to say I can't perform under pressure - I have dictated code over the phone in a foreign language in order to get a payroll back up and running (not mine). Anyone with any brains will have researched the effectiveness of test at job interviews and realized they only predict that a person can do a test under extreme personal pressure and absolutely nothing else. In fact when you check out the personality types of the best programmers you will realize that you are weeding out the best of the best with these interview techniques so good luck with your mediocre picks.
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So, my lead was correcting these written test papers and he burst out in laughter suddenly. I went there to see what was it about and found this answer written by a candidate:
Q: Can you identify and define the C++ casting operators?
A: yes.:laugh: :laugh: Yes?! I also reckon a telephonic interview in which a candidate defined function overloading as "stuffing in too much of code in any given function". I muted the phone and laughed like mad before telling him I'm done with the call. :laugh: Have you ever been given such funny answers by any candidates? :)
It's time for a new sig. Seriously.
I was recently interviewing a CS graduate who had told me he wanted to make programming his life. I asked "Did you write any programs aside from the assignments?", wanting to see what his interests were. He replied, "No." He didn't make my final list of candidates.
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