C++ interview test

[Ahmed Ossman]

Hi all,
Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be applied
on an interview?

As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !!

Thanks in advance,
Ahmed Ossman

[Thomas Matthews]

Re: C++ interview test

Ahmed Ossman wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all,
> Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be applied
> on an interview?
>
> As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ahmed Ossman
>
>[/color]

There is more to programming than knowing the language.
One must also know data structures, a bit of design,
a a little knowledge about the application.

Use your favorite search engine and search this newsgroup
for "exam" or "test", although "test" may show up more
of those newsgroup test postings. Many online exams
have been reviewed here. I have yet to see one which
everybody agrees is valid.

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[Claudio Puviani]

Re: C++ interview test

"Ahmed Ossman" <ahmed_ossman@m entor.com> wrote[color=blue]
> Hi all,
> Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be applied
> on an interview?
>
> As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !![/color]

If you find one, keep in mind that failing such a test may eliminate a
candidate, but passing the test is no indication that the candidate is
qualified. It's like asking what 2+2 is. If someone says 5, you can safely
eliminate them, but someone who answers 4 isn't automatically a mathematician.

Claudio Puviani

[jeffc]

Re: C++ interview test


"Ahmed Ossman" <ahmed_ossman@m entor.com> wrote in message
news:403e0abf@s olnews.wv.mento rg.com...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
> Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be[/color]
applied[color=blue]
> on an interview?
>
> As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !![/color]

There's a good book called "programmin g interviews exposed" or something to
that effect that is very good.

[lilburne]

Re: C++ interview test

Ahmed Ossman wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi all,
> Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be applied
> on an interview?
>
> As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !!
>[/color]

What are you trying to test?

We have a test to write a class, which we send to candidates
prior to interview, and ask them to bring their answer with
them. The actual code for the class can be written in about
30 lines. We also ask them to provide a test for the class.
About 70% of candidates cry off the interview claiming it is
too difficult. For those that do turn up we use their test
as the basis for the main part of the interview.

[Julie J.]

Re: C++ interview test

Sounds interesting. Would you mind posting an example of what you ask?

lilburne wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Ahmed Ossman wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Hi all,
> > Does any one know internet sites that have a C++ exams which can be applied
> > on an interview?
> >
> > As we make interview and need an exam to test the candidates !!
> >[/color]
>
> What are you trying to test?
>
> We have a test to write a class, which we send to candidates
> prior to interview, and ask them to bring their answer with
> them. The actual code for the class can be written in about
> 30 lines. We also ask them to provide a test for the class.
> About 70% of candidates cry off the interview claiming it is
> too difficult. For those that do turn up we use their test
> as the basis for the main part of the interview.[/color]

[Chuck Rittersdorf]

Re: C++ interview test

I went to an interview where they expected me to design an iterator class
for a vector like class, but with pencil and paper and no reference in 30 minutes.

[Claudio Puviani]

Re: C++ interview test

"Chuck Rittersdorf" <chuckritter200 0@hotmail.com> wrote[color=blue]
> I went to an interview where they expected me to design an iterator class
> for a vector like class, but with pencil and paper and no reference in 30[/color]
minutes.

That's a perfectly appropriate interview question. Other similar programming
problems you're likely to encounter in an interview are designing a string class
or a smart pointer, implementing a factory pattern, and many others. They're
hiring programmers, dude. It's normal that they'd expect the candidates to know
how to program.

Claudio Puviani