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Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C39A37.75E81A50" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39A37.75E81A50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" and at least if someone takes the time to read a book and get the whole picture, they have some kind of gumshun. April Wells Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA Corporate Systems Amarillo Texas /\ / \ / \ \ / \/ >\< \ >\< \ Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of flying a kite Adam Wells age 11 -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Oh! Well. I have not seen Tom's book yet. But still, when the candidate is explaining this stuff to you, there are plenty of opps to question him/her to find out if he/she really knows fundamental things.. During one phone interview, we could clearly hear the paper shuffle in the background, while the candidate asked us to repeat the question (a couple of times) to 'make sure' he understood it correctly before answering (reading?)it :).... We stopped phone interview process after this!! - Kirti --- rgaffuri@cox.net wrote: > that question is diagrammed and answered in tom kytes new book. :) im waiting to get asked it. > > there is a new ault book out on interview questions. I dont think they are very tough. I think > situational questions are better. Have a development DB set up with things for the applicant to > do. > > I find that most employers ask the same easy questions. 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and at least if someone takes the time to read a book and= get the whole picture, they have some kind of gumshun.

April Wells
Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA
Corporate Systems
Amarillo Texas
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Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of flying a= kite
Adam Wells age 11



-----Original Message-----
From: Kirtikumar Deshpande [mailto:kirtikumar_deshpande@yaho= o.com]
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:44 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Re: dba interview questions


Oh! Well. I have not seen Tom's book yet.
But still, when the candidate is explaining this stuff= to you, there are plenty of opps to
question him/her to find out if he/she really knows= fundamental things..
During one phone interview, we could clearly hear the= paper shuffle in the background, while the
candidate asked us to repeat the question (a couple of= times) to 'make sure' he understood it
correctly before answering (reading?)it :)....
We stopped phone interview process after this!!

- Kirti

--- rgaffuri@cox.net wrote:
> that question is diagrammed and answered in tom= kytes new book. :) im waiting to get asked it.
>
> there is a new ault book out on interview= questions. I dont think they are very tough. I think
> situational questions are better. Have a= development DB set up with things for the applicant to
> do.
>
> I find that most employers ask the same easy= questions. Particularly developer questions....
> >
> > From: Kirtikumar Deshpande= <kirtikumar_deshpande@yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2003/10/24 Fri AM 09:49:26 EDT
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L= <ORACLE-L@fatcity.com>
> > Subject: Re: dba interview questions
> >
> > The problem with such lists is that the= prospects also have those...
> > A few years ago Mike Ault published one. We= used it to screen candidates via phone interviews.
>
> > Two out of four I talked to gave me perfect= answers: word to word from Mike's list.
> >
> > Use Conner's approach: Give the candidate a= white/black board, and ask him/her to draw the SGA
> > with all it interal structures, all background= processes, and explain how all this works
> > together.....
> >
> > - Kirti
> >
> >
> > --- system manager <sysmgr@netlimit.com>= wrote:
> > > Dear List,    Can anyone= send me a list of dba interview questions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > >= _____________________________________________
> > > Free email with personality! Over 200= domains!
> > > http://www.MyOwnEmail.com
> > > Looking for friendships,romance and= more?
> > > http://www.MyOwnFriends.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved= product search
> > http://shopping.yahoo.com
> > --
> > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net
> > --
> > Author: Kirtikumar Deshpande
> >   INET:= kirtikumar_deshpande@yahoo.com
> >
> > Fat City Network Services    --= 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com
> > San Diego,= California        -- Mailing list and= web hosting services
> >= ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list,= send an E-Mail message
> > to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling= of 'ListGuru') and in
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> > also send the HELP command for other= information (like subscribing).
> >
>
> --
> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net
> --
> Author: <rgaffuri@cox.net
>   INET: rgaffuri@cox.net
>
> Fat City Network Services    --= 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com
> San Diego,= California        -- Mailing list and= web hosting services
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