Sorry guys, but I keep remembering things.
When I announced to him that the tech screening was over, he sighed and I could see 10yrs leave his face. Come to think of it, that’s why I decided not to call him out in front of everybody and tell him he didn’t know anything… because I felt so incredibly sorry for him. It’s like kicking a puppy until he bleeds and then laughing at him for the way he licks himself clean.
But he did ask the other team to take it easy on him because he just had a huge beating of a SQL interview. He said that he had no idea we were going to ask him so many master-level questions, and then asked the guy how the job ad matched up with what we’re clearly expecting.
I’ll say that this whole thing is entertaining from the angle that I didn’t take him on to raise. I’m not responsible for his knowledge or his income. He’s clearly managed to find work all these yrs, so he’s gotta be doing something… right? So I’m sometimes torn when I have interviews like this because I want to help these people… but I didn’t take them on to raise. It’s not my job to teach them everything they need to know. And while we’re feeling sorry for him let’s all remember that he’s got more time in this industry than I do and he’s chosen to not pick up any books or read any articles. He’s chosen that himself. So y, it’s sad that he’s that pathetic, but he brought this on himself. I bet even dog catchers read dog catching books.
The big question is, does someone like that deserve our ridicule or our pity? I say both really.
I didn’t realize until the previous update that he was a contractor. Was there an agency? Did you give the recruiter this feedback and tell him/her to stop wasting your time? I think that’s the part that drives me the craziest. Recruiters get paid to screen mostly. If they are sending people who don’t have even a basic understanding, they aren’t doing their job.
If this was a dev position, I would not be shocked at all that he didn’t know most of the answers.
I think a little more from column A then from column B. I mean really, we’re all responsible for our own education and our own knowledge. I feel sorry for candidates who are obviously trying but don’t know the answers, but once they start making stuff up, then forget it.
Master level questions? Wow.