rsgardner2 (5/21/2015)
. . . .Here is one technique that IMHO should always be used, but never is - I even suggested it in several interviews but no employer was willing to try it - 'outside the box' or something.
Connect a PC to the office network in the interview room and display the screen on the wall. Connect to an instance you are having problems with and have the interviewee stand by the wall and, with him/her pointing to various things, display appropriate information and listen carefully as he/she goes through a troubleshooting process.
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I've had an interview that was like that. Along with the standard "tell me about the most interesting parts of your job" type questions, I was given a "server" (laptop) and told that application x has stopped working - what can you find wrong? I actually enjoyed that more than any other interview and was disappointed when that part of the interview finished - I wasn't done! I also got the job.
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