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Asked me why I moved to Las Vegas and a lot about my home life, etc. I thought the questions were borderline illegal, like they were trying to get around asking illegal questions like marriage status but knew better. For example, how does your spouse like living in Las Vegas and do your kids like the school system here? For someone with my excellent work background, references and education it was pretty bizarre.
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IT Project Manager

Interviewed at The Zappos Family

2.7★
Oct 16, 2014

Asked me why I moved to Las Vegas and a lot about my home life, etc. I thought the questions were borderline illegal, like they were trying to get around asking illegal questions like marriage status but knew better. For example, how does your spouse like living in Las Vegas and do your kids like the school system here? For someone with my excellent work background, references and education it was pretty bizarre.

Tell me about a time when you had to fire an employee for poor performance. How would you handle an employee who was tasked with a critical project, and not making significant progress? Have you ever promoted an employee, only to find out they were not right for the new position? What did you do? How much time do you think you need to assess the department before recommending changes? What are your top three priorities coming into the department, and how long would you expect to take to meet them?
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Manager of IT Operations

Interviewed at Shield Healthcare

2.7★
Mar 3, 2012

Tell me about a time when you had to fire an employee for poor performance. How would you handle an employee who was tasked with a critical project, and not making significant progress? Have you ever promoted an employee, only to find out they were not right for the new position? What did you do? How much time do you think you need to assess the department before recommending changes? What are your top three priorities coming into the department, and how long would you expect to take to meet them?

Did you play any sports in High School? Were you any good? What is your dream car, and why? What do you like about living in this area? Tell me about your hobbies and interests, outside of work. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?
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Manager of IT Operations

Interviewed at Shield Healthcare

2.7★
Mar 3, 2012

Did you play any sports in High School? Were you any good? What is your dream car, and why? What do you like about living in this area? Tell me about your hobbies and interests, outside of work. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?

Tell me how you would set up a shared folder. Explain the difference between folder permissions and share permissions. How would you troubleshoot a problem with an Executive's email if no one else was available? Can you configure a router? Can you configure a firewall? Have you worked with MPLS?
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Manager of IT Operations

Interviewed at Shield Healthcare

2.7★
Mar 3, 2012

Tell me how you would set up a shared folder. Explain the difference between folder permissions and share permissions. How would you troubleshoot a problem with an Executive's email if no one else was available? Can you configure a router? Can you configure a firewall? Have you worked with MPLS?

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