Conducting the Programmer Job Interview Second Edition Janet Burleson Retail Price $XXX /  £XXXX Order now for 30% off and get online access to the code depot! Only $xx.95 (30% off)   Key Features About the Author Table of Contents Index Reader Comments Errata         Only $XXXXXX
ISBN XXXXXXXX   ISBN 13:XXXXXXX	Library of Congress Number: XXXXXXXX
294 pages - Perfect bind - 9x7	PD 1011
Shelving: Computer Certification	IT Job Interview Series # X

This book is the accumulated observations of the author's programmer job interviews with hundreds of job candidates. The author provides useful insights into what characteristics make a good computer programmer, and offers her accumulated techniques as an aid to interviewing a programmer job candidate. This handy guide has a sample set of programmer job interview questions and provides a standard method for accurately accessing the technical abilities of programmer job candidates. By using computer programmer job interview questions that only an experienced programmer knows, you can ask the right interview questions and fill your programmer job with the best qualified programmer.

* Assists the IT manager in choosing the best-qualified programmer professionals. * Provides proven techniques that can accurately ascertain a job candidates suitability for any computer programmer position. * Lists the personality characteristics of successful computer programmer professionals and how to identify candidates with the right demeanor. * Describes methods for evaluating academic and work history for programmer professionals. * Includes managers’ checklist of personality and background characteristics that indicate a suitable programmer job candidate. * Covers techniques for quickly scan resumes and find the best-qualified programmer job candidates. * Includes oral interview questions for programmer/developers and Programmer Analysts. * Includes C job interview questions, C++ job interview questions, PHP job interview questions, UNIX job interview questions and Oracle PL/SQL job interview questions.

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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - Programmer Evaluation Introduction Preparing the Programmer Job Offering Preparing the Incentive Package Defining the Required Job Skills Basic IT Skills Characteristics of the Professional Programmer Sample Job Sheet for a Senior Computer Programmer Conclusion Chapter 2 - Successful Programmer Qualities Evaluating Employment History Fraudulent Work History Evaluating Personal Integrity Evaluating Academic History The Quality of Education Rating College Education College Major and Job Suitability International Degrees Advanced Degrees and Programming Professionals The New Graduate Personality of the Professional Programmer Self-confidence A Curious Nature A Tenacious Disposition Polite Manners Self-Motivating Attention to Detail Conclusion Chapter 3 - Roles for the Computer Programmer Finding a well-rounded candidate Computer Programmer Job Roles Application Tuning Troubleshooting Communication Skills Conclusion Chapter 4 - Initial Screening Preparation The High Cost of Attrition and Hiring Overhead Choosing Viable Candidates Dealing with IT Headhunters General Evaluation Criteria Gleaning Demographics from the Candidate The Selection Process Résumé Evaluation Résumé Red Flags Evaluating a Programmer’s Training Telephone Screening Technical Pre-Testing Developing Questions for Interviews The IT Candidate’s Demeanor Appropriate Appearance Conducting the Background Check Conclusion

Chapter 5 - Preparing for the On-site Interview Choosing the Right Questions Questions from the Candidate Telephone Pre-interview Questions Conclusion Chapter 6 - On-Site Interview Questions Most Commonly Asked Chapter 7 - What Candidates Always Ask Two-way Street Chapter 8 - Questions a Candidate Should Never Ask Best of the Worst Just for fun Chapter 9 - The Job Offer Negotiations After the Job Offer Evaluating you! Getting Along on the Job Complaints from the Scientist programmer Complaints from the Gung-Ho programmer Complaints from the Empathetic Programmer Chapter 10 - The Technical Interview General Programming Job Interview Questions Qualifications Java Interview Questions Java Tuning Interview Questions J2EE Telephone Pre-interview Questions J2EE Development Concepts Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Java Servlets Java Server Pages (JSP) Java Beans Design Patterns Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) Java Message Service (JMS) Oracle PL/SQL Job Interview Questions UNIX Interview Questions Data Modeling Interview Questions C Programming Questions C ++ Questions PHP Scripting Questions Non-Technical Questions Policies, Processes and Procedures Quality Commitment to Task Planning, Prioritizing and Goal Setting Attention to Detail Initiative Index