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[-] [email protected] 34 points 7 months ago

I had an applicant very obviously read to me that Wikipedia article about Active Directory.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

Knowing how to quickly look something up isn't a bad skill. The problem is when that's all they do

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Sure, look up specific configuration points or architectures, but looking up AD is a bad sign.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Worse, it was just a generic question about exposure for a low-level position. I.E. Can you tell me what big thing this is used for?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

When in doubt I ask them what RAID 45 is.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Ooo and there's even a serious looking page "explaining" it as the first result when looking it up on Google

I'm definitely stealing this idea

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Steal away. An old boss knew the person who maintains that page. If I remember correctly it's entire reason for being is for that one question.

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