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5th interview, thank but no thanks.

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    #21
    Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

    Worse ones are when you've got a panel of 5-6 offshore people on a phone interview trying to impress each other with the most obscure tech question.
    I had something similar, asking Google interview questions like "if a man takes. . I declined to answer. They asked another, I declined again. They then told me only 5% of the population could get the answer correct.

    On the way out I met someone I knew and he told me the last release to customers crashed on start-up.
    Fiscal nomad it's legal.

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      #22
      Stupidest interview I ever had they had a list of (cant remember now) 50 questions split into 5 categories.

      One category I made no claim on my CV to have ANY knowledge of and they knew that. I did mention it.

      So I did it anyway, questions were easy - apart from the subject I had no idea. I scored 41 somehow - must have had a few lucky guests.

      Agency phoned me. Sorry really unlucky the gig went to someone who had 42. Weird.
      Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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        #23
        Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
        I had something similar, asking Google interview questions like "if a man takes. . I declined to answer. They asked another, I declined again. They then told me only 5% of the population could get the answer correct.

        On the way out I met someone I knew and he told me the last release to customers crashed on start-up.
        I had 8 people from an offshore company doing a phone interview. All 8 of them were asking stupid questions. Like "In solaris 8 what is xyz?" (we're on Solaris 11 these days). This was supposed to be a 30 min chat - it went on for an 90 mins same old rubbish. In the end, I had enough, disconnected the call without warning and thought "bugger that".
        Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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          #24
          Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
          Stupidest interview I ever had they had a list of (cant remember now) 50 questions split into 5 categories.

          One category I made no claim on my CV to have ANY knowledge of and they knew that. I did mention it.

          So I did it anyway, questions were easy - apart from the subject I had no idea. I scored 41 somehow - must have had a few lucky guests.

          Agency phoned me. Sorry really unlucky the gig went to someone who had 42. Weird.
          1. What's your name?

          2. Do you prefer red or blue?

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          49. Do your best support monkey telephone voice.

          50. Did you think this was a real job?

          51. Which is harder: cache invalidation, naming things or off-by-one?

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            #25
            I remember my last interview for a contract. I asked them how much per day and it seemed a good answer. So I said I will work with them and they thanked me. I like to think I'm interviewing them.

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              #26
              Originally posted by woohoo View Post
              I remember my last interview for a contract. I asked them how much per day and it seemed a good answer. So I said I will work with them and they thanked me. I like to think I'm interviewing them.
              We're not worthy!!!
              Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                #27
                Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
                1. What's your name?

                2. Do you prefer red or blue?

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                49. Do your best support monkey telephone voice.

                50. Did you think this was a real job?

                51. Which is harder: cache invalidation, naming things or off-by-one?
                James - I'm sure you are Old Gregs sockie.....

                As I always tell NLUK - if it makes you happy to believe these things, then who am I to take away you're fun.
                Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
                  James - I'm sure you are Old Gregs sockie.....

                  As I always tell NLUK - if it makes you happy to believe these things, then who am I to take away you're fun.
                  Next, you’ll be telling us that you’re not a benefits cheat and you don’t live in a caravan on a sheep farm!

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
                    Next, you’ll be telling us that you’re not a benefits cheat and you don’t live in a caravan on a sheep farm!
                    He's only a benefit cheat if he gets convicted.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                      He's only a benefit cheat if he gets convicted.
                      If a tree falls in a forest and hits PC on the head, does it make a sound?

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