Re: Help with interview questions

The problem with a good question is that it would be hard to
know if  
you got a good answer unless you understood the subject. If
I were  
asking the question, I would want it to have practical
value, so it  
would be related to the mail system that the Director would
be  
administering. In other words, I wouldn't ask a question
relating to  
Exchange if we were using Postfix or vice versa.

A general question, like "what is the difference
between POP and  
IMAP?" might show some general knowledge if answered
correctly, but  
would not necessarily qualify that person to do anything
much beyond  
setting up a mail client.

Getting back to what I started with, your best bet is to get
a known  
qualified expert -- ideally a trainer -- to conduct the
technical part  
of the interview for you.

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://www.chillco.com



On Feb 21, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Jane Frasier wrote:

> If I were interviewing a person for the position of IT
Director for  
> a public library, what would be a good question to ask
to assess  
> their knowledge of email server administration?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jane Frasier
> Software Support Specialist
> Jefferson County (CO) Public Library
>

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 Thanks everyone for all your help.


Jane Frasier
Software Support Specialist
Jefferson County (CO) Public Library 

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Subject: [Web4lib] Re: Help with interview questions

The problem with a good question is that it would be hard to
know if you
got a good answer unless you understood the subject. If I
were asking
the question, I would want it to have practical value, so it
would be
related to the mail system that the Director would be
administering. In
other words, I wouldn't ask a question relating to Exchange
if we were
using Postfix or vice versa.

A general question, like "what is the difference
between POP and IMAP?"
might show some general knowledge if answered correctly, but
would not
necessarily qualify that person to do anything much beyond
setting up a
mail client.

Getting back to what I started with, your best bet is to get
a known
qualified expert -- ideally a trainer -- to conduct the
technical part
of the interview for you.

Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://www.chillco.com



On Feb 21, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Jane Frasier wrote:

> If I were interviewing a person for the position of IT
Director for a 
> public library, what would be a good question to ask to
assess their 
> knowledge of email server administration?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jane Frasier
> Software Support Specialist
> Jefferson County (CO) Public Library
>

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