Interviewing a junior developer
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
I would say 'junior developer' is a relative term. what edit the minimum capabilities you require from the applicant? I have seen some teams in which junior developers don't fully understand the concept of a class, i have seen others where an unfamiliarity with AppDomains would label you junior. If you aren't after a particularly skilled applicant and intend to shape them into the developer you need then i would target your questions towards their ability to think analytically and their enthusiasm for he role. If you require an applicant with specific skills then determine what those skills are and target your questions accordingly. Thats just my 2 cents and i should probably make clear that i am not experienced in interviewing (well, from that side of it at least). EDIT: corrected grammar that made me sound like a yokel
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
IMHO what they can do is not important for a junior position, that they can learn what you need them to do and that they will fit in with you and others is important. Ask them anything you want, getting a good feel for who they are is the most important thing.
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What we think isn't important. It's what you think that counts. You will be doing the interview. What are you going to do half way through, when you can't quite remember what we said, break off to log on to CP and get clarification?
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I obviously have a couple of ideas of my own. But this being the very first time I'll ever interview someone, I wanted to know other, maybe more experienced, people's opinions on the subject.
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
Questions you should ask: 1) "Is your name Paul Griffin?" 2) "Would you like a salary of 200,000 euros per year, index linked?" 3) "Would you like to sit on a beach somewhere warm and do whatever you like for a living?" If the answer to all three of these is "yes" then the traditional response is: "Congratulations the job is yours, when can you start?"
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
This question as been discussed and debated here over the years ad nauseum. Good luck. ;)
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
Talk about... Ability References Work History Make Judgement upon... Communication Skills Appearance Attitude You can't go far wrong.
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Questions you should ask: 1) "Is your name Paul Griffin?" 2) "Would you like a salary of 200,000 euros per year, index linked?" 3) "Would you like to sit on a beach somewhere warm and do whatever you like for a living?" If the answer to all three of these is "yes" then the traditional response is: "Congratulations the job is yours, when can you start?"
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I'm Brian and so my wife
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I would say 'junior developer' is a relative term. what edit the minimum capabilities you require from the applicant? I have seen some teams in which junior developers don't fully understand the concept of a class, i have seen others where an unfamiliarity with AppDomains would label you junior. If you aren't after a particularly skilled applicant and intend to shape them into the developer you need then i would target your questions towards their ability to think analytically and their enthusiasm for he role. If you require an applicant with specific skills then determine what those skills are and target your questions accordingly. Thats just my 2 cents and i should probably make clear that i am not experienced in interviewing (well, from that side of it at least). EDIT: corrected grammar that made me sound like a yokel
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GParkings wrote:
like a yokel
Aren't you? :-D hey, it is early here and I am just checking in after a long weekend.
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
If you don't have a programming background (as it seems), I recommend you include one of your best developers to help evaluate the candidate. IMHO, a person who lacks a programming background cannot evaluate another person's programming skills. /ravi
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
Word of warning, if the talk sounds too good it might be. We hired a guy (not my first choice but I was just helping) that talked a good talk but could not deliver. Let him go and hired the guy I thought was better (number 2 on manager list). Long store short, manager no longer here (different reason), second hire is now lead developer.
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GParkings wrote:
like a yokel
Aren't you? :-D hey, it is early here and I am just checking in after a long weekend.
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I have recently been promoted to a managing position in my company, and next week I'll have to conduct my first interview, which will be for a junior C#/.NET developer position. I would like to ask you guys what kind of questions you think are important to ask someone applying for this job, and the basic knowledges you think the candidates should have. Thanks in advance for your help.
Only you can answer this question. You need to have a clear indication as to what skills are going to be required in the job and interview based on that information. We don't know what your company classes are skills necessary for a junior C# position.
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So, you're a Cod Monkey.
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility
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well im a country lad but i like to think i've risen above the realms of yokeldom
Pedis ex oris
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Reely?
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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