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New Well, they didn't like my using tables
since every answer I gave them worked in SQLExpress 2008 R2, but I used temp tables. Recruiter just called and said they're going with someone else "more technical" (whatever the fuck that means).




Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
New Unlucky
While it's unfortunate that you didn't get the gig, you do have something: the knowledge that when you go for another job of this type and get a similar question, the words "temp tables" will not feature in your reply, at least not in a positive way.
New Re: "more technical"
It means the recruiter has no fricking idea of what he was told or the guy he spoke to had no idea of what he was told by a techie who looked at your code and had a buddy lined up for that job.

It's shocking how flimsy the reasons for hire selection often are. That's why "networking" is so powerful.
Alex

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

-- Isaac Asimov
New Oh, it gets even better
Today I talked to a recruiter whom I've dealt with for around 6 years. I told her about this one company and their SQL evaluation test, and she told me that several years ago she sent them a candidate for a director position - and they gave HIM an SQL evaluation test!

I think I just got lucky and dodged a bullet.




Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
New I've taken coding tests for executive positions
Of course, it was for "Chief Software Architect" so not so ridiculous.

If they wanted to make sure that the director had their head on straight it's not so out of the norm. Many development directors need to have technical chops as well so they can call BS on the developers.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
New I used to be on the other side
We had a position for an Oracle DBA who also had to to occasional ad hoc data pulls. I used to have an exceptionally simple series of tests (posted here long ago).

After about 20 failed interviews the recruiter claimed I was simply failing everyone because I wanted the job. We invited him to sit on the next interview. It was a disaster for the candidate but great for the recruiter. He sent much better candidates after that.

Not commenting on your suitability for this particular job, but I'm sure you would have breezed my test
     Interesting - (lincoln) - (31)
         Re: Interesting - (malraux) - (1)
             Re: Interesting - (lincoln)
         SQL snobbery - (static) - (22)
             Temp tables is my bet. - (mmoffitt) - (6)
                 Re: Temp tables is my bet. - (malraux) - (5)
                     Setting up temp tables correctly can be difficult. - (static)
                     If you guys say "table" one more time... - (pwhysall) - (3)
                         :-) -NT - (scoenye)
                         Only an uns*table* person would think of it! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x)
                         Ahh.. The Green Table, then: you're a balletomane.. -NT - (Ashton)
             Here is the easiest question I've received on SQL - (lincoln) - (14)
                 Re: Here is the easiest question I've received on SQL - (malraux) - (13)
                     deal_1_par_amount, deal_2_par_amount not displayed - (lincoln) - (1)
                         Re: deal_1_par_amount, deal_2_par_amount not displayed - (malraux)
                     FWIW I hate overly-terse table names like that - (drook) - (10)
                         Eh. - (malraux) - (9)
                             Ignorant question - (drook) - (8)
                                 I use Django's ORM these days - (malraux) - (7)
                                     The tools have definitely gotten better, then - (drook) - (3)
                                         PHP ORMs are execrable. - (malraux) - (2)
                                             Only PHP library I care about now is WordPress - (drook)
                                             This is unfortunately true. - (static)
                                     Newbie ORM question. - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                         Depends on the ORM, naturally - (malraux) - (1)
                                             Thanks. -NT - (mmoffitt)
         Well, they didn't like my using tables - (lincoln) - (5)
             Unlucky - (pwhysall)
             Re: "more technical" - (a6l6e6x) - (3)
                 Oh, it gets even better - (lincoln) - (2)
                     I've taken coding tests for executive positions - (malraux)
                     I used to be on the other side - (crazy)

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