[TriLUG] essential Linux skills?

[Craig Duncan]

Jason Tower wrote:

> Scott Lundgren wrote:
>
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>> On Aug 16, 2005, at 12:17 PM, Jason Tower wrote:
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>>> i have a simple "test" i've given to prospective employees:
>>>
>>> i create a user account on one of my servers, start a screen 
>>> session, and have them log in and attach to the session (that way i 
>>> can see what they're doing).  i then say "you have fifteen minutes 
>>> to tell me everything you can about this machine.  go."  it will 
>>> quickly become apparent how much linux they really know.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's an interesting test from an employment perspective. What kinds 
>> of information are you hoping they report to you or what tasks do 
>> wish to see them to perform?
>>
>> - SL
>>
>
> partially i'm interested in the results they return, partially i'm 
> interested in *how* they got the results, and partially i'm interested 
> in seeing how they work under pressure.  there's no "right" answer.
>
> i also like to toss in the occational oddball question to see how 
> people handle them.  one of my favorites is "who is the best james 
> bond actor and why?"  it's not all about ones and zeros :)
>
Yes it is....
Sean Connery     10
Timithy Dalton     0
Everyone Else      1

If you are wondering why there are missing digits, you are reading in 
the wrong base system

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