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Re: interview questions for Network/Systems Admin types

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pete Hickey)
Wed Oct 19 20:24:12 2011

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Date:         Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:22:38 -0400
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I leave it open.  As I said, it can tell a lot about the applicant.


On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 03:28:15PM -0500, Brock, Adam wrote:
> You might want to restrict this one to mistakes made on the job.  Otherwise you might put yourself in some awkward situations when you have an interview candidate telling a story about getting plastered and hooking up with a Taiwanese transvestite.  #LFMF
> 
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> One question I like to ask.... for any kind of job.
> 
> What was your biggest screwup/mistake you ever made, and how
> did you rectify it?
> 
> It tells a lot about a person at many levels.
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Pete Hickey                      
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Canada                                     - Chinese Proverb

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