Contract Position Interview Questions

“It would have been nice to be asked something about my specialty. Basically, I felt like the computer nerd trying to be placed by a well-meaning, but utterly clueless cheerleading squad. If you…”

“What separates you from any other applicant to this position?”

“How do you set up and use SOAPFault to show the client an error from a web service?”

“Name the parts of a WSDL and what does each do?”

“Differences between SOAP specifications (e.g. SOAP 1.1 vs. SOAP 1.2)”

“Describe in detail the APIs (with parameters) and hardware components used to set up a video stream pipeline in a set-top box.”

“Would you consider learning how to build a website?”

“the CFO asked me to describe a circumstance where I did not get along with a superior manager and how I handled it.”

“Tell me about yourself?”