Martin Spedding's BlogAdventures in a disconnected worldMy criteria when employing a developer- February 23, 2005 I had interview today, so reading Scott's set of .Net questions was rather topical. I was thinking, if I was recruiting a developer, what weight would I give to the number of questions they could answer from the list compared to their knowledge or experience in other areas In other words what weight would I give to their in depth technical knowledge with one specifc technology and what weight would I give to a broader set of skills.I think if I was recruiting a consultantcontractor for a..http://weblogs.asp.net/mspedding/archive/2005/02/24/379289.aspx It is not what you know but the people you know- February 3, 2005 For the first time in my career I am having to look for a new job because of a change in the strategy of the company where I work means that my skills are no longer required. It is a scary situation as the IT market is still a difficult one.One of things that you soon realise is how important your friends can be and how they provide you with information about jobs you would not otherwise hear about. So often people working in IT forget how important an active social life can be. I act in the...http://weblogs.asp.net/mspedding/archive/2005/02/03/365924.aspx |