I agree whole heartedly with you on this one Steve. I’ve had some bizarre interviews questions -What kind of animal would you be and why?“ technical ones “What is the difference between delete and truncate”, “What does ACID stand for”. However both the jobs I’ve stayed at the longest had a similar format – technical stuff covered by being put in front of a PC and being told “Fix it – it’s bust”, “Restore database XXX for 10 pm yesterday” etc along with a very informal verbal session (part of one was in a pub) finding about me, what I like, how I think. So my potential employees knew I could do it before I started as well as how I would fit in with the team.
The HR team only came in with their normal bits and pieces as a formality after I had been offered the job (and yes I was given the “What sort of vegetable do you see yourself as” questions).
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