Finding the Right Fit - Interviewing and Being Interviewed in the DB World
- 3. Website: >=Oracle7 (1998) Since 2009 Since 2020 President bcoug.org Senior DB consultant (since 2002) gotodba.com
- 4. I'm not an HR person (and have never been) I have no formal HR/psychology education I am just a person who has been interviewed I also interviewed quite a few times (and got great feedback)
- 6. Who are you looking for ◦ Junior/senior ◦ Specific experience ◦ Position type Prepare yourself Be realistic!
- 7. Prepare yourself Set expectations Do you have questions? Interview back
- 9. Be kind Be respectful Rules Culture
- 11. Describe the position Explain the requirements Tell about the company Don't be afraid to ask questions
- 13. How well do you know SQL tuning? 1 5 And now? Jonathan Lewis
- 14. Show interest Ask questions Understand the project Evaluate the person Ask for time if needed Make sure the project makes sense Explain properly Show that you understand
- 15. Just a few open questions Choose the right topics
- 20. Riddles Initialization parameters Tiny details (ORA- errors) Text book questions (e.g. FTS vs. Index) Unsolved challenges
- 21. Open questions Discussions (a few possible answers) Advanced topics when relevant Sometimes controversial issues (e.g. rebuilding an index)
- 22. Write a SQL ◦ Ask for a few different solutions Backup and Recovery ◦ Define the situation ◦ Ask what happened and how to fix it Schema design ◦ Define the requirements ◦ Ask for a few different solutions ◦ Discuss pros and cons
- 23. Remember: It's not a Q&A session it's a discussion