[thelist] Re: interview questions

GregHolmes at aol.com GregHolmes at aol.com
Wed Aug 22 06:15:44 CDT 2001


Many fine answers on this topic already.  I also am coming up with interview
questions right now, to use on my potential replacements!  Here are some
more knowledge-specific questions to test "HTML experts":

What is the label tag for?
  What advantages does it offer (i.e., why would you use it)?
  What browsers support it?
  Can you write a quick example of it's use on the whiteboard?
  How would you avoid problems with browsers that don't support it?
  (use span tag for styling, etc.)

What is "valid HTML"?
  How can you validate a page?
  Why is validation important?

What are some potential problems with using tables for layout?
  What alternatives are there?
  What are potential problems with the alternatives?

What is the layer tag?
  What is it for?
  What browsers support it?
  Is it valid HTML?
  What is the standards-compliant equivalent?

...and so on.  I like the layered approach -- they think they're home free 
after
answering the initial question, then you dig deeper and deeper.  You can also 
jump
into more general topics from these questions -- like accessibility from the 
label tag
question.

Even for "religious" question like tables-for-layout, you at least see if they
know what the pros and cons are.

Greg Holmes
gregholmes at aol.com




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