Programming Technical Interview Without Technical Questions Asked

[Kekkaishi]

I am a SF developer with 3 years of experience. Recently I've had a "technical" interview which took approximately an hour long, yet no actual technical questions were asked to test my knowledge, but I was asked generally about my technical experience. At the end, I wasn't even given an assignment which you usually get.

For example:
I was asked what frameworks and technologies I used
I wasn't asked technical questions like: what is the limit for SOQL queries in triggers

What does it say that I wasn't asked any technical question, and yet the interview went about an hour long?.

IMO, this isn't a good sign at all

[bi4smooth]

@kekkaishi said in Programming Technical Interview Without Technical Questions Asked:

I am a SF developer with 3 years of experience. Recently I've had a "technical" interview which took approximately an hour long, yet no actual technical questions were asked to test my knowledge, but I was asked generally about my technical experience. At the end, I wasn't even given an assignment which you usually get.

For example:
I was asked what frameworks and technologies I used
I wasn't asked technical questions like: what is the limit for SOQL queries in triggers

What does it say that I wasn't asked any technical question, and yet the interview went about an hour long?.

IMO, this isn't a good sign at all

That all depends on the tech-level of the position you were interviewing for! If you're interviewing to LEAD a group of developers, it's important that you know the tools and the skills of the people you're leading, but far less important that you know all the little details (that's for your future reports to know).

Also, often, potential employers want to know the kinds of environments and frameworks you have experience in - because they know their actual application is so unique, they'll never find someone with the EXACT skills needed... so they KNOW they have to train you for their unique environment - but they want to have a good idea where they'll have to start.

When I interview potential SysAdmins or Configuration Managers, I want to know if they have any background working with infuriating clients (like our government clients), or have experience in a DevOps environment (which we are still transitioning into), or have experience in automation tools.... we don't care which tools you used in the past, once you've learned one set, learning another interface isn't the hard part - you already have the mindset!

Good luck!