Exercise Solutions

Exercise 1: Possible Solution

Prompt	Answer
What is the primary purpose of this role on the team?	Web developer
What type of software will the team member be using to create the application?	ColdFusion, Java, Visual J++, or any other web development program
What type of database is being queried?	ColdFusion, Oracle, SQL, Lotus Domino, or others
To whom will the team member report?	The project manager
What other activities will the team member be responsible for?	Working with the database designer, the database administrator, the web developer, and other team members
What are some personal traits that this person should have?	Hard working, fast learning, dedicated, focused
Your job description should be something like this:	Web developer: This highly skilled, focused individual will be responsible for creating a commerce-enabled application that communicates with a SQL database. Experience in Visual J++, XML, and SQL Transaction statements are a must. Experience working with SQL or Dreamweaver a plus.

Exercise 2: Possible Solution

Prompt	Your Question for the Prospective Team Member
How important is the level of experience for this job?	How many years have you been working as an application developer?
How important is it to you that this person know web development software?	What type of web development applications do you work with?
STAR?	Can you give an example of a particular web development project where you found a faster or better solution?
How important is an industry certification for this role?	Have you ever taken any classes on the applications you work with?Reactionary question: Have you earned any certifications from the associated vendor?
How important is the ability of the individual to work with web design software?	Have you ever designed any of your own web pages? Reactionary question: What web software did you use to design the site?
How important is experience with databases for this project?	Have you ever worked with SQL (or the database you specified for this job description)?
What are some web technology requirements and how does this relate to the interviewee?	What type of web servers have you worked with? For example, UNIX, IIS, Linux?
How important are security concepts on a web application?	What type of security mechanisms have you worked with? For example, how did you address security with other commerce-enabled designs?
Will the e-commerce portion of the project be done in-house or outsourced?	Have you implemented e-commerce applications from the ground up?Reactionary question: If so, what are some examples?
What type of personal traits are you looking for in this role?	What s your average day like?Reactionary question: How often have you worked overtime?
You create the next two questions that are relevant to the position:	What s the best thing about web development?
	If you could change one thing in web design, what would it be?