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I guess, actually, one question that always comes up is,
"What specifically did you do?"
In other words, people will come to you and say,
"Oh, I did this project.
I did this, that, and the other thing,"
and you're like, "Okay, that's nice,
but what specifically did you do?"
because a lot of things are team efforts,
and it can be very vague.
You know, I asked somebody,
"You know, what did you do in this,
you know, 3D world analysis?"
because there were many parts of it.
And then I would ask, you know,
"What specifically did you do?"
And the answer to that just greatly clarifies
what their skill set is.
It could have been any, any number of things
in the system that she had done,
and then when I know exactly what she did,
then I have a better,
a better insight into that.
Also, from the interview
and the way that they answer the question,
you listen for,
maybe not specifically ask,
but you listen for a passion
and an interest in what they do.
If they're just answering in one-word answers,
and they seem bored by your questions
or defensive,
that's not a good sign.
But if they say, "Oh, well, I use Microsoft Visual Studio
and I'm using C# and I really enjoy this language
because it's this, that, and the other thing.
And this is better.
I used to use Java,
but now I use this.
I love Visual Studio because it allows me to integrate."
And they go on,
and they tell me,
or they seem passionate about it.
And the answer doesn't have to be,
"I love Microsoft,"
it could be,
"Well, you know, I use Eclipse
and I love Eclipse,
and I love Java,
and I love open-source.
And I love open source because of this,
and I'm very passionate
and I always Ubuntu,
and I'm, like, I love Lynx so much!"
And just, you hear that,
if you hear how engaged they are in what they do,
and that they love what they do,
they come with the vital energy,
that's very attractive in an employee
because that shows someone
who's going to engage
and learn
and, you know, just add a lot of energy to your team,
and that's what, I think,
a lot of employers are looking for.
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