Playin' HR

I've been doing a bunch of interviews for programmers these days. I have been elected the phone screen guy, so whenever we get a new resume from the recruiter I get to give them a call to see if they are worth bringing in. Alot of them are not. I have made a few rules for interviews. If any of these rules are broken, I promptly thank them for their time and get off the phone, otherwise I would simply be getting their hopes up. Rule 1: Do not beg. I don't care how much you want the job, begging don't help. Especially if you are under-qualified for the position. Rule 2: Answer the question asked. Seriously, I like when people say "I don't know," if you ramble off in an unrelated direction, I just get annoyed. I am going to start writing down quotes. Here is a quick excerpt from a recent phone call: Me: What is the difference between recursion and iteration? Them: Oh, well, recursion, yeah I had a project that really needed that and I was going to implement it last year, but I didn't get a chance to. Later in that call: Me: Can you name a few design patterns? Them: Um, sure. Creator .... Polymorphism .... Protected. I am sure there are plenty of rules where those came from.

Labels: work

Posted by csexton @ 3/23/2008 07:04:00 PM