Comments on: SharePoint Magazine interview with Joel Oleson

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:55 +0000

Thanks Slick Rick

I think your *so* Microsoft was meant to be a compliment. Saying that Microsoft interview questions can be tough… right?

If not you'll need to give us more detail.

It's true your questions shouldn't have a yes/no or a definitive answer. You want people to have to squirm and base their answers on their experience and not from a book.

Even saying I'd use the OSI model isn't enough… I'd make you drill

Saying you'd get the SQL guy to do it Nice chance.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:00:55 +0000

Thanks Slick Rick

I think your *so* Microsoft was meant to be a compliment. Saying that Microsoft interview questions can be tough… right?

If not you’ll need to give us more detail.

It’s true your questions shouldn’t have a yes/no or a definitive answer. You want people to have to squirm and base their answers on their experience and not from a book.

Even saying I’d use the OSI model isn’t enough… I’d make you drill

Saying you’d get the SQL guy to do it Nice chance.

By: Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine)

Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:05:33 +0000

“Those questions are *SO* MSFT…:)”

explain?

hehe

By: Slick Rick

Slick Rick — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:53 +0000

Those questions are *SO* MSFT…:)

Answers:
1) Not a question that has a definitive answer: so you ask, “What’s the error message?” It’s the answer that PSS would ask you if you called.

2) Use the OSI model for reference to troubleshoot ANY “cannot connect to…” error message

3) I would go get the SQL guy/gal to do it

By: Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine)

Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:51:11 +0000

Good point. Joel?

By: aferd

aferd — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:58 +0000

Thanks for it, but what are the answers to the 3 questions ?

Greetings

Andi

By: Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine)

Arno Nel (SharePoint Magazine) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:28:39 +0000

Cool photo Joel !