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These are basically some of my new recruit interview questions:<br>
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Have you ever built your own computer?<br>
What computer related hobbies are you involved in outside of work/study?<br>
What sort of internet connection do you have? (most nerds with a crap
connection will want to explain the reason why :-D)<br>
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If you answered with <generic nerdy stuff> you get an extra 100
points.<br>
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The ones who are interested in all facets of IT seem to end up the ones
who'll (occasionally) come in late, but always stay later.<br>
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- Andrew<br>
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On 19/05/2010 11:25 AM, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
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<div>On 19/05/2010, at 11:19 AM, Skeeve Stevens wrote:</div>
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I’m reading resumes and interviewing there are a lot of ‘tells’ on how
clueful someone is, how passionate they are about what they want to be
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The passion for the technology and the genuine curiosity is, I think,
the key.
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<div>"What was your favourite shop to visit as a kid?"</div>
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<div>If they answer something like Jaycar, local computer shop etc.</div>
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<div>"Did you take things apart as a kid?"</div>
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<div>"When did you first start to program?"</div>
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<div>"When did your family first start asking you for tech advice?"</div>
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<div>These are the key questions. If someone doesn't remember how
to change duplex then that's just a fact they can learn, but the
passion to learn and the interest and continual curiosity is what I
look for.</div>
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<div>MMC</div>
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