Mark Dennehy wrote: > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Doug Hughes <d...@will.to > <mailto:d...@will.to>> wrote: > > I'm with another poster. If there were a better alternative, wouldn't > everybody be using it? > > > Other industries do - graphical artists have portfolios, every other > branch of engineering has formal CPD courses and certification, and so > forth. Just because we've not thought of it yet doesn't mean it's > impossible :D > well, yes.. Graphical artists product is something you can actually show to somebody. Unfortunately, you can't take a network of computers from your previous employer and show it to a new one to prove anything. There simply isn't an analog. The best you can do is talk about you experience doing X and have somebody ask questions about it. That pretty much describes an interview, no?
Certification is a different sort of rathole, of course... > Also, even our current ideas can be refined - look at coderscv.com > <http://coderscv.com> for example. Very interesting way to present > developer's CVs. Perhaps we need a sysadminscv.com > <http://sysadminscv.com>? CS interviews can be even more stressful. Many folks will make you code on-the-spot.. "Make an algorithm to do X. Go". Sure, a candidate can print out something and hand it to you. How do you know it's his/her work? Just because it's on a piece of paper and handed to you doesn't make it authentic or first person. There's simply no usable alternative to a face-to-face talk with a candidate to try to figure out if they are qualified and/or the right sort of fit for your environment. Supplementals (portfolios, better resumes, etc.) are good, but you still have to determine what's real in the end, and that involves probing questions. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
