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Old 02-15-2008, 07:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Ok, seriously, I would ask questions like:
  • Give me a quick synopsis of what a relational database is.
  • What operating system(s) are you comfortable working on?
  • If you had to restore from a backup, what would your process be?
  • You get an email from Jane....she can't print, she says....what do you do?
  • I want coffee....extra strong coffee...what do you do? [LOL...come on, I'm kidding!!!]
These aren't really technical or technology related, but important in seeing the "type" of person they are:
  • What do you envision your first week here to be like? (you can get some insight into how a person works, how they think, what "type" of person they are)
  • What would you want to accomplish in your first 6 months?
  • Have you worked with fund raising systems before? If so, which one(s)?
  • In what capacity? {you may be surprised how many people may apply for your job that never really "used" a system, didn't really understand it, but just clicked when someone told them to!!}
So, those are my questions....
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