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Conducting the Programmer Job Interview
Offering accumulated observations of interviews with hundreds of job candidates, these books provide useful insights into which characteristics make a good IT professional. These handy guides each have a complete set of job interview questions and provide a practical method for accurately assessing the technical abilities of job candidates. The personality
characteristics of successful IT professionals are listed and tips for identifying candidates with the right demeanor are included. Methods for evaluating academic and work histories are described as well.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 -
Programmer Evaluation
Introduction
Preparing the Programmer Job Offering
Preparing the Incentive Package
Defining the Required Job Skills
Basic IT Skills
Characteristics of the Professional Programmer
Sample Job Sheet for a Senior Computer Programmer
Conclusion
Chapter 2 -
Successful Programmer Qualities
Evaluating Employment History
Fraudulent Work History
Evaluating Personal Integrity
Evaluating Academic History
The Quality of Education
Rating College Education
College Major and Job Suitability
International Degrees
Advanced Degrees and Programming Professionals
The New Graduate
Personality of the Professional Programmer
Self-confidence
A Curious Nature
A Tenacious Disposition
Polite Manners
Self-Motivating
Attention to Detail
Conclusion
Chapter 3 -
Roles for the Computer Programmer
Finding a well-rounded candidate
Computer Programmer Job Roles
Application Tuning
Troubleshooting
Communication Skills
Conclusion
Chapter 4 -
Initial Screening
Preparation
The High Cost of Attrition and Hiring Overhead
Choosing Viable Candidates
Dealing with IT Headhunters
General Evaluation Criteria
Gleaning Demographics from the Candidate
The Selection Process
Resume Evaluation
Resume Red Flags
Evaluating a Programmer's Training
Telephone Screening
Technical Pre-Testing
Developing Questions for Interviews
The IT Candidate's Demeanor
Appropriate Appearance
Conducting the Background Check
Conclusion
Chapter 5 -
Preparing for the On-site Interview
Choosing the Right Questions
Questions from the Candidate
Telephone Pre-interview Questions
Conclusion
Chapter 6 -
On-Site Interview Questions
Most Commonly Asked
Chapter 7 -
What Candidates Always Ask
Two-way Street
Chapter 8 -
Questions a Candidate Should Never Ask
Best of the Worst
Just for fun
Chapter 9 -
The Job Offer
Negotiations
After the Job Offer
Evaluating you!
Getting Along on the Job
Complaints from the Scientist programmer
Complaints from the Gung-Ho programmer
Complaints from the Empathetic Programmer
Chapter 10 -
The Technical Interview
General Programming Job Interview Questions
Qualifications
Java Interview Questions
Java Tuning Interview Questions
J2EE Telephone Pre-interview Questions
J2EE Development Concepts
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Java Servlets
Java Server Pages (JSP)
Java Beans
Design Patterns
Enterprise Java Beans (EJB)
Java Message Service (JMS)
Oracle PL/SQL Job Interview Questions
UNIX Interview Questions
Data Modeling Interview Questions
C Programming Questions
C ++ Questions
PHP Scripting Questions
Non-Technical Questions
Policies, Processes and Procedures
Quality
Commitment to Task
Planning, Prioritizing and Goal Setting
Attention to Detail
Initiative
Index
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