Comments on: Technical Analyst Job Interview Questions http://blog.hrinmotion.com/2008/05/15/technical-analyst-job-interview-questions/ Career Advice, job interview questions, sample resumes and much much more Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:26:15 -0800 hourly 1 By: Kathy Trudle http://blog.hrinmotion.com/2008/05/15/technical-analyst-job-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Kathy Trudle Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:29 +0000 http://hrinmotion.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-592 I just read an article on Venture Beat about a site a new career site that doesnt use resumes but some kind os skill tags. I just read an article on Venture Beat about a site a new career site that doesnt use resumes but some kind os skill tags.

]]> By: mistmanager http://blog.hrinmotion.com/2008/05/15/technical-analyst-job-interview-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-591 mistmanager Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:50 +0000 http://hrinmotion.wordpress.com/?p=154#comment-591 This "Interview Questions" series is not only great for prospective applicants but for fellow hiring managers such as myself. Occasionally I worry that I put too much stress on the minimum job requirements when interviewing, when in reality any candidate that proceeds to the interview level should have met those criteria already. For a while my company was getting a slew of underqualified candidates from recruiting agencies, although since we've been using the recruiting marketplace Dayak that has improved considerably; there's a bit more incentive there for recruiters to find good candidates. It's certainly frustrating to interview prospective hires only to discover that they don't possess very essential skills. Here's a question -- with a robust set of questions such as this do you ever give preparatory materials to candidates? I will usually tell them to be at the ready to discuss prior experiences and jobs in full detail, especially with specific software/technical/networking questions. A few candidates brought in extensive notes! I like ending on the team leader question as well -- it's always good to survey a candidate's potential management skills, no matter the position. This “Interview Questions” series is not only great for prospective applicants but for fellow hiring managers such as myself. Occasionally I worry that I put too much stress on the minimum job requirements when interviewing, when in reality any candidate that proceeds to the interview level should have met those criteria already. For a while my company was getting a slew of underqualified candidates from recruiting agencies, although since we’ve been using the recruiting marketplace Dayak that has improved considerably; there’s a bit more incentive there for recruiters to find good candidates. It’s certainly frustrating to interview prospective hires only to discover that they don’t possess very essential skills.

Here’s a question — with a robust set of questions such as this do you ever give preparatory materials to candidates? I will usually tell them to be at the ready to discuss prior experiences and jobs in full detail, especially with specific software/technical/networking questions. A few candidates brought in extensive notes! I like ending on the team leader question as well — it’s always good to survey a candidate’s potential management skills, no matter the position.

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