I got suckered into talking to a HR person from a startup that I had no interest in. Of course, I have to take the blame for not standing my ground and refusing to do it. The recruiter on top of it failed to fill me in on the company and didn't know what positions they were hiring for. That didn't sit too well with the HR person when I talked to her this morning. I am guessing that the recruiter will get an earful from her.
The company has a niche search engine that is targeted to developers and lets them search and browse for code. I didn't get the rationale for such a specialized search engine. Won't somebody get the same results by googling or yahooing? The HR person said that their search is better. Well, I didn't think that was a strong argument.
I was asked to name what was the latest technical book I had read. I replied that it was Java Puzzlers. I flipped through it on a recent visit to Borders; that counts right? Reminds me: I got to buy an XQuery book. I heard that this one is pretty good; it seems to be a bit dated though. Well, maybe that doesn't matter. The XQuery 1.0 spec has been in floating since 2003 and it is still not a standard; and I don't think it has changed much over the years.
I was also asked what my strengths were. That one always gets me. I need to practise and memorize a good answer
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