Re: eBay is looking for network heavies...

[Yardiel Fuentes <yardiel () gmail com>]

This discussion is always reminisced of questions such as: Why would I want
to learn Algebra or Calculus in college ? or why would I want to go to
college at all ? .. the student argues that calculus or college is hardly
ever used, if at all, in a job …  the most sensible perspective has always
been:  It is not only about the knowledge itself, but how learning those
subjects train your mind to tackle technical problems…same in networking…
Some of the best interview questions are those that pose a problem and ask
you to tackle it by explaining your train of thought…It requires both:
knowledge and how to apply it...

A simple example can be: What does the n*n or (n^2) problem represent in
BGP ? … Where does the n*n formula come from ? …. these questions can
trigger a technical interview conversation or Q&A…covering BGP-RR’s, BGP
confeds, etc etc…maybe H-VPLS … By the time the conversation is over, there
is a better grasp of someone’s understanding on networks …

Yardiel

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 8:26 PM, Justin M. Streiner <streiner () cluebyfour org>
wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Jun 2015, Jeroen van Aart wrote:
>
>  On 06/05/2015 06:38 PM, Mike Hale wrote:
> > >  We need a pool on what percentage of readers just googled traceroute.
> >
> > Don't learn by heart that which you can look up. In this day and age
> > where knowledge about every subject imaginable is a 5 second (to a minute
> > for those less versed in researching) internet search away there is no need
> > to hold all that knowledge iny our memory.
>
> Reminds me of a job interview I had many years ago, where the interviewer
> was looking for me to quote chapter and verse of several RFCs for different
> routing protocols.  Uh... yeah.
>
> jms



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Yardiel Fuentes