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    [–] stoly@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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

    [–] 0xD@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

    [–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 9 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?

    [–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Just to be clear, you think that reciting the wikipedia article as an answer to an interview question is a sign of good problem solving?

    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

    It depends on the question being asked. However, good problem solving is critical and hard to find.

    [–] send_me_your_ink@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    When in doubt I ask them what RAID 45 is.

    [–] AnExerciseInFalling@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    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

    [–] send_me_your_ink@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 9 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.