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.NET Trivia
Debugging a Bad Interview
100
This portion of your resume is considered "fluff" by most managers and often is being replaced by a "Skills Summary".
What is the Objective Statement? A skills summary is a snapshot of your work experience and offers insight into the skills and attributes you offer. A skills summary will typically be in a bulleted format and will have 3-5 bullets.
100
A standalone JavaScript implementation of the Model-View-ViewModel pattern with templates, _________ has underlying principles that include a clear separation between domain data, view components and data to be displayed and the presence of a clearly defined layer of specialized code to manage the relationships between the view components.
What is Knockout.js?
100
This program is a TEKsystems strategic initiative, focused on engaging IT professionals with skills that support all Microsoft technologies and providing them with job support and greater opportunities to expand their careers.
What is Microsoft Support Services? (MSS for short) The competency areas TEKsystems concentrates on includes application development (.NET), business intelligence (SQL Server) and SharePoint.
100
The name "C sharp" was inspired by this type of notation, where a sharp indicates the written note should be made a semitone higher in pitch.
What is musical notation?
100
You never have a second chance to make this.
What is the First Impression?
200
Once your resume is complete and updated with your latest skills you should update this information on your _______ online profile as well.
What is LinkedIn? When employers search for you online (and they will!), it will be a tremendous help to make it easy for them to find the same information confirming what they're reading on your resume.
200
This is a framework for building scalable, standards-based web applications using well-established design patterns and the power of ASP.NET and the .NET Framework.
What is MVC?
200
This is the number of TEKsystems offices located in Colorado to help you find your next career opportunity.
What is (4)? (FOCO, Westminster, DTC and COS)
200
C#'s principal designer and lead architect.
Who is Anders Hejlsberg.
200
It is considered "bad form" to discuss this early on in the interview process.
What is compensation?
300
Your "Technical Skills" should be highlighted and tied to relevant projects within this section of your resume.
What is "Professional Work Experience"?
300
This object-relational mapper enables .NET developers to work with relational data using domain-specific objects. It eliminates the need for most of the data-access code that developers usually need to write.
What is Entity Framework?
300
TEKsystems is the largest employer of this type of consultants in Denver, having over 850 active ones with over 300 clients.
What is IT?
300
C# used to have a mascot named this. It was retired on Jan 29, 2004.
What was Andy? (named after its founder)
300
Follow this Boy Scout Motto to make sure you nail the interview.
What is "Always Be Prepared"?
400
This is determined by your relevant work experience. Most managers recommend going back 7-10 years at the most.
What is "the length of your resume"? Do not limit yourself to a page number but rather to relevant information related to your work history.
400
You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from almost any device. All you need is a web browser.
What is SharePoint?
400
Each year, less than 1 percent of all staffing and recruiting firms earn this elite status that recognizes the top staffing firms who set themselves apart through partnership, accountability, customer service and other attributes.
What is the Best in Staffing award? (TEKsystems has earned this award the last 8 years!)
400
Coding on a Friday or Saturday night? You could earn 5 points and this!
What is the "Lonely" Visual Studio Achievement Badge?
400
Towards the end of your interview, don't forget your ABC, or Always Be ________.
What is closing?
500
On a resume these are typically viewed as a sign of laziness and disinterest, and can easily lead to it being dropped right into the employer's trashcan. Spell Check can help!
What are typos?
500
With this platform you write your apps entirely in C#, sharing the same code on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.
What is Xamarin?
500
For the second year in a row, TEKsystems was named to this prestigious list put out by FORTUNE Magazine. In 2012 we debuted at #79 and in 2013 we climbed to #49!
What is the "100 Best Companies to Work For" List? (Know any recent college graduates or other great "sales" people looking for a unique and rewarding role?)
500
Coming soon! (Now available as a CTP) a new C# compiler, written in C#.
What is Roslyn?
500
Mama always said mind your manners. After an interview, please be sure to do this.
What is send a thank you?
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