Reply to: Perm Role - Contractors Interviewing

[Bumfluff]

I interview candidates for client permy roles pretty frequently, I never see them as competition.

In my experience clients usually see the contractor as a subject matter expert and better able to evaluate the true level of the candidates technical skills and knowledge. I can spot a bull sh*tter / blagger within a couple of questions

[chris79]

I did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"

After that, it was a short interview

Was his previous role working on a checkout in ASDA?

[Doggy Styles]

I did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"

After that, it was a short interview

Ha! I thought you said 'penis' for a minute there.

[Pogle]

I did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"

After that, it was a short interview

[Sysman]

I had an interview once where I had trouble remembering my own phone number...

The standard answer to that is that I don't often ring myself up.

[AlfredJPruffock]

And all these years I thought IT meant Incontinence Training.

Its people like you who give us profishinals a bad smell.

Ho Ho Ho - my Arse.

[Turion]

Well I went anyway!
...messed up and now Id expect a call tomorrow afternoon telling me I was not successful.

You expect the agent to call you to say you flunked. Get real, they never do that. You will never hear from that agent again.

[SantaClaus]

Fancy not knowing what IT means ???

Invoice Total - any idiot knows that.


ICT - Invoice Currency Total for when you are contracting in Holland and need to invoice in Guilders etc


Or even a SAP - which reminds me - wheres me CV ...

And all these years I thought IT meant Incontinence Training.

[AlfredJPruffock]

it's when places call it "ICT". that confused me for a while!

Fancy not knowing what IT means ???

Invoice Total - any idiot knows that.

Or even a SAP - which reminds me - wheres me CV ...

PS - ICT - Invoice Currency Total for when you are contracting in Holland and need to invoice in Guilders etc

[scooby]

I watched the IT crowd the other week... at an interview the woman was asked "What does IT stand for"... she didn't know, and for the life of me, I couldn't remember either....

it's when places call it "ICT". that confused me for a while!

[bobhope]

I once interviewed someone who talkked for 1 hour about what he had been doing the last 4 years......

I had one like that, Italian guy. Made it very difficult to ask questions to determine whether he knew anything.

[BrilloPad]

I once interviewed someone who talkked for 1 hour about what he had been doing the last 4 years......

[expat]

I've met people who claim to be competent developers with database experience, yet don't know the expansion of SQL

Well, I know what it stands for but I do think that knowing that is incidental to being able to code it. Though as a general rule for a technical role I'd want people who are so curious by nature that they want to know what every abbreviation stands for, and probably have wanted to know that since about age 5.

[AlfredJPruffock]

I interviewed somone who turned up drunk - he decided to show up after his leaving do at his last place. Arrogant fker too (though could have been the booze talking!). CV went straight in the bin after that.

The Cheeky Blighter - he didnt even offer you a wee drink at the interview ?

Quite Right Sir - leave his name and address in the bin.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Isn't that on a par with asking "What does SAP stand for?". My answer would be, I don't know, don't care. What relevance does it have?

HomoSAPien ?

I dont know but if its in demand and sexy - bish bang bop - SAP is now on AJPs computering CV.

So lets see - Experienced SAP Professional - tssk is it one or two s in prof...ach - is it one or to f's in Prof - who cares ?

So - lets see - Experienced SAP Professional but due to Global Credit Crunch willing to work for a fiver if pushed

Perfect.

Any lucrative cushy Gov contracts for a SAP ?

PS I have good security - will bring my own dog