IT peoplez only

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:27 pm

Please read this and give me feedback.
Looking at you here Benn.

http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showth ... ?p=1416169

Post by **Benn** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:59 pm

I'll be honest

Some of these questions are retarded

Who wrote the test?

And how much is the position for?

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:30 am

NHS agenda for change Band 5 (approx £23k starting salary).

Which questions are retarded, and why ? - bear in mind some are deliberately open ended to see how broad an answer we can get.

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:53 am

Agreed with Benn, it is retarded but that doesn't surprise me given it's from the civil service.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:30 am

You'll need to elaborate; what aspects of the tests are retarded ?

Night · Post by **Night** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:45 am

Getting the right person who fits into the team is a million times more important than someone who can answer a load of technical questions imo

You can learn mad IT skillz on the job .. you can't teach someone not to be a wanker...

Noxin · Post by **Noxin** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:14 am

When I get a test for a job, one of the first things I do is pop on over to a forum full of retards who hate me for a game that was due out 5 years ago and ask their opinion.
It's just common sense.

Nixon · Post by **Nixon** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:50 am

Questions seem pretty random as well. Uzik seems to sum it up pretty well on those forums.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:00 pm

Noxin wrote:When I get a test for a job, one of the first things I do is pop on over to a forum full of retards who hate me for a game that was due out 5 years ago and ask their opinion.
It's just common sense.

I'm not the one taking the test.
An internet forum that has over 50k registered posters is bound to have a fair number of IT professionals somewhere within the cesspit who can give me the input that I am looking for.

The SA forums would have been my first choice, but I'm scared of rude goons

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:01 pm

Night wrote:Getting the right person who fits into the team is a million times more important than someone who can answer a load of technical questions imo

You can learn mad IT skillz on the job .. you can't teach someone not to be a wanker...

I agree with you, which is why there is no indication given anywhere that this test is the only thing determining if the interviewee gets the job.

Post by **Buster** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:44 pm

Villa wrote:An internet forum that has over 50k registered posters is bound to have a fair number of IT professionals somewhere within the cesspit who can give me the input that I am looking for.

The SA forums would have been my first choice, but I'm scared of rude goons

SA has 114k registered users, not all would be rude. Might be worth a shot.

Linus · Post by **Linus** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:09 pm

Villa wrote:You'll need to elaborate; what aspects of the tests are retarded ?

What excactly is it what you are seeking?

I agree with Benn, some of the questions are misleading or simply outdated, if not "retarded" in a technical sense (VNC vs RDP, OSI layers, etc...)

The one POST (power-on self-test) beep question is retarded economically because the diagnose&repair attempt would probably cost more than a new order from D+ll ...

Sweet Agony · Post by **Sweet Agony** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:53 pm

Our company requires other experience such as

Citrix, VMWare, Backup Exec/live State, Anti-Virus knowledge.. etc...

You looking for any of that?

I am an uni grad with 2 years IT experience. I can answer everyone of those questions without any problem. I think that is the basic 2nd level support standard.

I would definetly look for someone with a general understanding over a wide areas of technologies.. and more importantly someone who is keen to learn.