Job Interview Questions for I.T Firm

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So, to make sure you get good programmers on board and don’t scare them off, the questions need to make sure that the person

1. can, in fact, code

2. is able to get things done

3. is reliable

4. has a nerd-friendly personality and enjoys to help other people

5. likes to learn new stuff

Based on these points I compiled a list of 10 interview questions that I think cover these points. I love to be asked questions like these when applying for a job as programmer, because they make me confident that this is a company I’d enjoy working for.

Interview Questions for the Post of an Application Developer

1. Tell us about yourself?

Software design Methodology

1. Have you used any particular Software development methodology? Why did you choose this methodology?

2. How do you gather requirements for a project?

3. How do you treat changing requirements?

Development, Coding and Algorithms

1. Which programming languages do you use?

2. How do you parse html in PHP and why?

3. How do determine that a number is a power of 3 and is even?

4. What is your favourite programming language and which ones do you hate? Why?

5. If you could add any feature to the programming language you use the most, what would it be?

6. Tell us something about the following principles: INHERITANCE, RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS, AJAX, HASHING ALGORITHMs

7. Using OOP techniques Model a Car as a class?

Database and Data Structures

1. Using PHP and SQL how would use store date and time that would allow for easy manipulation and retrieval

2. Assuming you are about to begin a project that requires you constantly back-up all data in the database, how would you go about achieving such?

3. What are the main components of any web application?

4. How do you store an image file in a database?

Conclusion

1. You are required to work with a huge chunk of code and you have no idea how it works and there’s no documentation and no tests. What...