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.
"What's your favourite fish?"
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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
Pedis ex oris
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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"What's your favourite fish?"
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So, you're a Cod Monkey.
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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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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.
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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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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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
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility
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Reely?
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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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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Henry Minute wrote:
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?
:rolleyes: I tried that on my last date and it all went horribly wrong!
Ali
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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.
1. Why are you not married? 2. If we give you salary what will you do with it? 3. Do you like more money and less work? 4. Do you like free lunch and supper that we offer, fish or chicken or beef? 5. Rate your sql knowledge. How many databases have you dropped. 6. Have you ever hacked any system
I only read newbie introductory dummy books.
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1. Why are you not married? 2. If we give you salary what will you do with it? 3. Do you like more money and less work? 4. Do you like free lunch and supper that we offer, fish or chicken or beef? 5. Rate your sql knowledge. How many databases have you dropped. 6. Have you ever hacked any system
I only read newbie introductory dummy books.
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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.
Remember that you are trying to hire someone; you will not only want to see his level of knowledge, but also if his personaly and demeanour will fit the company. You need someone that you (and other co-workers) will be happy to work with; you do not want a hyper-geek or a hyper-socialite developper.
Watched code never compiles.