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Re:The two questions I ask every interviewer by taco_emoji on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @11:28AM (#15602138)
Was it marked as a requirement by the job posting? Because if not, that's just a test of knowledge, not ability.
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Re:The two questions I ask every interviewer by xigency on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:07PM (#15602604)
The test is the ability to apply knowledge, which is probably the only thing they need.

The commenter did say it was mentioned in the job listing.

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Re:The two questions I ask every interviewer by taco_emoji on Friday November 03, 2017 @11:41AM (#15619995)
Yes, I understand that it was mentioned, my question was whether it was mentioned as a requirement.

If the listing just said "LINQ-to-SQL knowledge a plus" but then gave you a test that actually required foreknowledge of it, then that's kinda shitty.

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