[Web4lib] test ideas for web job candidates

[Jon Goodell]

It wouldn't hurt to print out a page of the html source from the
library's webpage and ask them to explain what some of the tags mean to
the hiring committee.  That would show what they know and demonstrate
their ability to explain that to non specialists.  Just make sure you
get someone on your hiring committee that knows enough to tell when the
candidate is faking it.

Jon Goodell
Technology Services & Reference Librarian
Ottenheimer Library - Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR
501-812-2718
jgoodell at pulaskitech.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of SUSAN HANSEN
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:51 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] test ideas for web job candidates

Looking for any ideas on how to test job applicants for a web position
so we can compare their technical/programming skills. I was thinking of
a scenario like having them present a plan (not actually do the work)
on how they would 'automate' our bookmobile schedule and what
tools/software they would use. Is that too difficult?  Any other
suggestions you've used or had used on you? Thanks!

Susan Hansen, MA, CIRS, 
Librarian
Rochester Public Library
101 2nd Street SE
Rochester MN  55904-3776

susan at rochester.lib.mn.us
www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org
Aim & Yahoo screenname: RPLmnInfo  MSN: reference at rochester.lib.mn.us

office phone: 507.285.8002
fax: 507.287.1910


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