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If a user had come from an all-Windows environment and you were setting them up with a Mac that they would be using for the first time ever, what are 5 differences between Mac and Windows that you can explain to get them to get them up and running right away?
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IT Helpdesk Engineer

Interviewed at ExtraHop Networks

3.3
Mar 13, 2015

If a user had come from an all-Windows environment and you were setting them up with a Mac that they would be using for the first time ever, what are 5 differences between Mac and Windows that you can explain to get them to get them up and running right away?

Technical questions like: explain SQL indexing and how it helps to query large datasets, Linux/UNIX how to check the running processes on a server, Linux/UNIX how to check the space utilization. Experience questions are more like at what point do you tell the consumers of a data issue, what does your current app do, what tech stacks do you use, etc
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Sr. IT Operations Engineer

Interviewed at PGIM

4
Jul 10, 2025

Technical questions like: explain SQL indexing and how it helps to query large datasets, Linux/UNIX how to check the running processes on a server, Linux/UNIX how to check the space utilization. Experience questions are more like at what point do you tell the consumers of a data issue, what does your current app do, what tech stacks do you use, etc

Very bad/ridiculous approach to interviews. It felt like you are not technically skilled cause you don't know by heart technical stuff you don't care to know by heart. Security guy asks you very specific things(even if is not your field of expertise) about configuration that you might not remember even if you've been here or there. Sort of questions: -Have you been to Paris? -Yes I have... -How tall is Eiffel Tower? -Eh... I don't remember... -Oh... You have not been in Paris. Oh... Let's move to the next Question... -What about London... Have you been to London? -Yeah... and I have seen the Big Ben... -Really... In what year was it built? -Eh... Don't remember... But I know its a clock with a big bell... it's in front of Thames River... -Oh... no... you have not been to London... So... what about you, do you have any questions? If you're a Tech Generalist, and know who Linus Torvalds is, but don't know what year he was born, this is not the company for you. (Oh... by the way... Ive been to Paris 8 times).
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IT Support Engineer

Interviewed at Gelato

4.3
Jun 12, 2023

Very bad/ridiculous approach to interviews. It felt like you are not technically skilled cause you don't know by heart technical stuff you don't care to know by heart. Security guy asks you very specific things(even if is not your field of expertise) about configuration that you might not remember even if you've been here or there. Sort of questions: -Have you been to Paris? -Yes I have... -How tall is Eiffel Tower? -Eh... I don't remember... -Oh... You have not been in Paris. Oh... Let's move to the next Question... -What about London... Have you been to London? -Yeah... and I have seen the Big Ben... -Really... In what year was it built? -Eh... Don't remember... But I know its a clock with a big bell... it's in front of Thames River... -Oh... no... you have not been to London... So... what about you, do you have any questions? If you're a Tech Generalist, and know who Linus Torvalds is, but don't know what year he was born, this is not the company for you. (Oh... by the way... Ive been to Paris 8 times).

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