tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598000692924480398.post4568434404502385276..comments2023-09-29T03:53:50.724-07:00Comments on jason | re | campbell: Working for the real-world Willy WonkaAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14865607115402870492noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598000692924480398.post-46029282235329863852005-02-23T14:47:00.000-08:002005-02-23T14:47:00.000-08:00I recently interviewed a number of candidates for ...I recently interviewed a number of candidates for a position we had open. My boss had warned one candidate of my "Google" questions. <br><br>When I was graduating college - it was Microsoft that asked the tough questions, now it is Google, but in reality people ask these questions for many reasons.<br><br>How does this candidate handle unknown situations? <br><br>Are they going to BS, get mad, or ponder the questions?<br><br>How does their mind work?<br><br>Working in a field such as mine - I need people that can solve problems. I am not hiring someone to make a coffee, mow my lawn, or drive a bus. I need someone that can look at a system that they have no depth in and know the critical concepts of how to go about learning that system and solving the problem at hand.<br><br>Critical thinking is a talent that few people possess and weeding people out with questions such as Google poses are great so that you don't waste your time talking to people that don't have that talent.<br><br>And if you are curious here are a couple of my questions:<br><br>How do you stop a virus outbreak?<br><br>How do you decipher the following string cipher? <br><br>[;rsdr jotr ,r<br><br>*In english, spaces delineate wordsAlien Shamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16231762340874771309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598000692924480398.post-52637251671339287432005-02-23T18:53:00.000-08:002005-02-23T18:53:00.000-08:00I believe the answer to that last question about t...I believe the answer to that last question about the string cipher is "with more information".Tim Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723626867347817127noreply@blogger.com