“Can you tell me some technical things you know nothing about, or some technical subjects you know but are weak in?”
Recently some co-workers were burned, and how, by a “SharePoint expert.” It was slowly revealed over time that the guy had no business calling himself an expert on any technology, including SharePoint. There has been a rash of “SharePoint experts” and “BizTalk experts” in the Microsoft space over the past few years, because of the demand – but with this particular guy, SharePoint was incidental. Over time, it was easy to see that this guy would have called himself an “expert” of any technology.
I think the simple question above would have had him squirming. Continue reading Essential Technical Interview Questions – Part 1