Well for me the interview process this time around is not the problem, though I wish it was! I just keep telling myself if it's too good to be true it probably is. So when you find that BS meter, let us know. I'm sure there are more than a few on here who could use one!
--- In [email protected], Leah Halpin <leahhalpin@...> wrote: > > I wish I could offer no fail advice on that one, but my lifetime average is > 50/50.  Now what I've learned from that is to ask someone what they like > about the work they do and also to ask more open ended questions, like asking > them to describe a problem they came up against and how it was solved. I > never ask the "what don't you like" because that only gets dumb answers and > also "tell me your weaknesses". LOL, like the whole world hasn't figured > that one out. I did hear an interview question that intrigued me, although > I don't really know what to do with the answers and that was "off the top of > your head, what are five words that describe you?". > > > What I need is a BS meter, my worst mistake was hiring a very personable and > well spoken person with a stellar resume who turned out to be the jerk who > never actually did any work and when he did, messed it up so badly it took > three people to figure out how to undo it. > > > Leah > > > > ________________________________ > From: Samantha Scott <mossmuncher@...> > To: Leah Halpin <leahhalpin@...> > Cc: tbergmann1 <tbergmann1@...>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: GIS and SI > > > Amen > > I would be interested in any nuggets of wisdom you have to share on > interviewing candidates and figuring out whether they have those important > traits.  I've been contemplating test for critical thinking skills and > wondering if there is any test out there for common sense!  Seems crazy I > know but I'd take one good person with common sense and good basic code > housekeeping skills who loves a challenge over four with perfect resumes > lacking those skills.  > > > On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Leah Halpin wrote: > >  > >Allow me to suggest that finding someone who knows your exact system/toolkit > >is not necessarily going to mean a small learning curve. I have worked > >with people who "knew" the tool being used from previous positions and had > >worked with it for many years. However, they couldn't adapt to a new > >business process nor to a different industry. > > > >Also, I've known people who supposedly knew the tool and the industry, but > >just didn't bother to do any work, although they sold themselves well in the > >interview. Others who knew the tool, but had no idea how to gather > >requirements or even interpret guidelines, they had to be told EXACTLY what > >to do, that made more work for the rest of us, not less. > > > >Bottom line, I now look for people whose resumes show flexibility, variety > >and evidence of learning ability. I learned this the hard way, maybe you > >can avoid that mistake. > > > >Second piece of advice, ask the question you really want answered instead of > >posing a hypothetical, you'll get better answers. > > > >Good Luck, > >Leah > > > >________________________________ > >From: tbergmann1 <tbergmann1@...> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:09 PM > >Subject: [EDI-L] Re: GIS and SI > > > > > > > >I apologize for the tardiness, but thank you all for your comments. I am > >essentially trying to figure out if I hire someone who has GIS experience, > >the shift to SI will be minimal. Unfortunately we can't afford a big > >learning curve so I have to minimize my vulnerability. But it does sound > >like it won't be too bad. > > > >--- In [email protected], Samantha Scott <mossmuncher@> wrote: > >> > >> When we went from GIS to SI I hardly noticed the difference, > >> operationally. All my old stuff worked. Adapters get improved and > >> deprecated as one would expect. Its always good to know which ones you > >> are using and read the update notes carefully. I have been updating all > >> the xpath to the more specific reference as preferred by SI: > >> string(/ProcessData/ParticularNode) rather than //ParticularNode/text() > >> but the old way continues to work in the meantime. > >> > >> My biggest piece of advice is never upgrade...always do a fresh install on > >> a new server instance, migrate all your prod to it (test extensively) and > >> then make it prod when you take down the old instance and copy prod for > >> your new test environment. With the latest versions of SI as administered > >> by IBM that is your only option now anyway. Good choice...upgrades were > >> twice the work and 3 times the hassle going forward. > >> > >> On Aug 17, 2012, at 4:29 PM, tbergmann1 wrote: > >> > >> > Hello folks. I would like to pick your brains regarding Sterling's GIS > >> > and Sterling Integrator. Essentially what I would like to know is if > >> > someone is very knowledgeable about GIS but has never used SI, how big > >> > of a learning curve would you think there would be? Based on what I know > >> > about both (which, admittedly is little), I would suspect it's not too > >> > big a learning curve, but I'd rather hear from someone who has used > >> > both. > >> > > >> > Thanks for all your help and happy Friday! > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! 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