Monday, May 15, 2006
Interview that Opportunity
Hal and Jeff offered up some great interviewing questions on their podcast, Out Loud. I wanted the jot these down for posterity and future reference. I hope they can help you land that perfect job. (I’m still working on that one. ; )
Ten Questions from the Interviewee
Obviously these are beyond the normal (salary, benefits, etc.)
- What do you consider to be the company’s greatest draw for developers? Why would they chose this company over another? What do developers like about the company?
- Are there any standards frameworks, or methodologies that all developers adopt?
- What traits do you think are most useful to successful developers at this company? (i.e. curiosity, flexibility, productivity, intelligence, teamwork, etc.)
- Do developers here work primarily in teams or by themselves?
- What are the short-term and long-term goals of the the company (specifically as it applies to development). Does the manager have any idea?
- Employees are often unaware of the daily frustrations of managers. What are a few things that you wish developers were more aware of?
- How do developers discover the requirements for a project? (Interaction with customer, FLIP, water cooler, etc.)
- How do you know when a project is done? How do you establish accceptance?
- What is the company’s policy on doing work remotely?
- What policies does the company have to help employees learn and get better? Code reviews?
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