On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:16 PM, David Coulson <da...@davidcoulson.net> wrote: > That's a horrible question for a non-technical HR person to pose to a > candidate - It's impossible for the candidate to ask clarifying questions to > make sure they understand what you are looking for, plus you may have a > strong candidate who gets it wrong (for whatever reason), but if they were > talking to a technical person you would realize they were 99% of the way > there. What if they said "it would cause the generation of port-unreachable > ICMP packets to cease, and applications may hang until they timeout"? Not > the answer you're looking for, but not wrong either.
Hi David, To clarify: I asked HR to forward me the candidate's answer along with their resume. Just in case of answers like that one. Which would be more than enough to proceed to a phone screen directly with me. Regards, Bill -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004