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To: web4lib
Sent: Fri Jun 29 00:04:29 2007
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Offtopic: Interviewing and Hiring a
WebDeveloper
This may be a little more technical that what you need, but
there are some good recommendations here:
http://joelonsoftware.com/articles/GuerrillaInterv
iewing3.html
One thing I like to do is to try and find out how a
potential hire thinks with a question like "How would
you go about determining the number of traffic lights in the
city?" A question like this - without a right answer,
really - allows you to get an idea of how they go about
problem-solving. Some may try to figure out the number of
streets that intersect; some may estimate the volume of
traffic and base the answer on that; some may try and get
more information out of you - Do you want *all* traffic
lights, or can I exclude the flashing yellow ones?
Of course, these days I often add on "...and you're not
allowed to use Google," but that's just me.
__________________________
Mike Kmiec
Lead Developer : Innovation Centre
National Library of New Zealand
Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa
mike.kmiecnatlib.govt.nz
+64 4 474 3137
>>> "Jay Roos" <jayroosgmail.com> 29/06/2007 2:00 am >>>
We are about to open a position for a web developer.
However, we have never
had a programmer on staff before and have never been through
the process of
hiring anyone with such skills. I do some PHP, but don't
feel qualified to
say just what quality PHP is or isn't. Would anyone be
willing to share your
screening process, interview questions and applicant testing
with me?
--
Jay Roos
Computer & Information Systems Coordinator
Great River Regional Library
405 W. St. Germain
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 650-2534
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