> > "Tinkerer Check: What is Your Home Network Like?" Despite later saying > claiming to not discount candidates who aren't netadmins in their own > homes, this question clearly does exactly that. There are plenty of good > candidates out there who leave their job at the office, run the most > simple and basic network at home, and who put their "enthusiasm and > curiosity" into non-technical things outside of work. >
Since I was the one interviewed for this specific question, let me clarify a bit: The question about their home network is one of several we ask our candidates. It carries no more weight than any other asked during the interview. Naturally, we will hire a eminently qualified candidate that never touches a computer after 5pm if they are the right fit for the organization. But the tinkerer question is one of many designed to help understand the candidate's personality and mindset. We want to know are they creative? curious? Do they enjoy problem solving? Are they methodical? Are they thorough? Can they see the big picture? Do they look for trends? Can they communicate well? Verbally? Written? We ask our candidates to take a written test. We probe extensively about their documentation skills and what they choose to document. We want to know are they the type of system administrator that fixes the symptoms or solves the problem? Each bit of information we can ascertain helps us understand the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate. Of course we want our employees to have technical skills, but technical skills can be taught. It's more important to us that our new employees have a mindset and personality that compliments the rest of the team. Scott _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
