Re: Interview question
From: Dennis Williams <oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:37:08 -0500
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Back in 96 when Microsoft was the most desired company to work for, a team director Jim McCarthy would end the long interviews and practice coding sessions with an interview where he would ask only one question: "Tell me why I should hire you. You've got 10 minutes." Then he would criticize every word, barking that their answers were unconvincing, canned or insincere. Trying to rattle the candidate and see how they behave under stress.
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:37:08 -0500
Message-ID: <CAGRGHjwS4+GNsjSyBboD=d=ph73AvrDzzMOkh0YaLuyKK=WDBQ_at_mail.gmail.com>
Back in 96 when Microsoft was the most desired company to work for, a team director Jim McCarthy would end the long interviews and practice coding sessions with an interview where he would ask only one question: "Tell me why I should hire you. You've got 10 minutes." Then he would criticize every word, barking that their answers were unconvincing, canned or insincere. Trying to rattle the candidate and see how they behave under stress.
I'm guessing this might be a good technique for hiring the next vice president, but I'm skeptical of its value in selecting good technical candidates. Or maybe hiring the guy who will respond to the vice-presidents when the database is down while the real technical experts fix the system. Dennis Williams
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