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      Junior Systems Administrator Interview

      4 Aug 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Vox Media (New York, NY) in May 2016

      Interview

      Had a highly technical initial phone screen, and then was invited for an in-person interview with an engineering manager. First thing the manager did when we got into the meeting room was hand me a 5-6 page exam that had Mac, Linux, and Windows Server support sections. Kind of intimidating but not very difficult. When I completed the exam we had another very technical conversation. The interviewer gave me a bit of leeway and acknowledged that I was able figure out what to do, even in situations where I wasn't experienced enough to know the exact answer off the bat. I sent followup emails and tried to be persistent in checking on my status but was met with complete silence for several weeks after the in-person interview. When I was contacted again I was told they were going with a more experienced candidate.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      A user comes up to you and says that his MacBook Pro is running very slowly. All he has open is Chrome and a Twitter app. What do you check first?
      2 Answers

      Question 2

      How do you view a text file in a Mac OS X command line without opening a text editor?
      1 Answer
      4