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  • C Corporal Agarn

    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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    GParkings
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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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    • A aureliosjr

      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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      Pete OHanlon
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      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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      • A aureliosjr

        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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        Corporal Agarn
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        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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        • P Pete OHanlon

          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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          Dalek Dave
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          This is neither the time nor the Plaice for this kind of abuse.

          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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          • G GParkings

            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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            Dalek Dave
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            So you have seen electrickery and indoor toilets!

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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            • D Dalek Dave

              This is neither the time nor the Plaice for this kind of abuse.

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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              Pete OHanlon
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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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              • D Dalek Dave

                This is neither the time nor the Plaice for this kind of abuse.

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                GParkings
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                clam down

                Pedis ex oris

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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  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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                  Dalek Dave
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                  You had better get your Skates on if you want to keep up with this thread.

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                  • D Dalek Dave

                    So you have seen electrickery and indoor toilets!

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                    GParkings
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                    in my misspent youth i have challenged one to a duel and lost and hugged the other like it was my best friend

                    Pedis ex oris

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                    • H Henry Minute

                      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?

                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                      LittleYellowBird
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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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                      • D Dalek Dave

                        You had better get your Skates on if you want to keep up with this thread.

                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                        GParkings
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                        can salmon put a stop to all this fishy business please, its not Whelkome

                        Pedis ex oris

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                        • A aureliosjr

                          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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                          Lost User
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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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                          • G GParkings

                            can salmon put a stop to all this fishy business please, its not Whelkome

                            Pedis ex oris

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                            Rage
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                            Plus Turbot pascal is outdated, he's looking for a C Shark developer.

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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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                              Rage
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                              Wow, If I come across any of these in an interview, I would stand up, and leave.

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                              • A aureliosjr

                                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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                                Maximilien
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                                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.

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                                • L LittleYellowBird

                                  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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                                  Rage
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                                  Did it fail at the bad jokes, or the CCC he(?) could not solve ?

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                                  • A aureliosjr

                                    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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                                    Lost User
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                                    This is priceless: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000073.html

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                                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                      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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                                      Nagy Vilmos
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                                      Now, if you were Peter[^], I'd have you onboard for the entertainment value alone.


                                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        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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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        5fingers wrote:

                                        1. Why are you not married?

                                        Depending where you live, asking that could be illegal.

                                        5fingers wrote:

                                        2. If we give you salary what will you do with it?

                                        None of your business.

                                        5fingers wrote:

                                        3. Do you like more money and less work?

                                        So, lie and get the job or tell the truth and not get the job?

                                        5fingers wrote:

                                        6. Have you ever hacked any system

                                        And what would you do if somebody says yes? You really aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer are you?

                                        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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                                        • D Dalek Dave

                                          You had better get your Skates on if you want to keep up with this thread.

                                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                          Pete OHanlon
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                                          I've tried to give up puns, but it's a hard halibut to break.

                                          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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