Your best opportunity to distinguish yourself is how you market yourself to our Recruiters. Complete the qualifying questions accurately and thoroughly. Elaborate and provide detail to support your answers, even if the question asks for a “Yes” or “No.” Make it easy for our Recruiters to evaluate you—do not answer a question by simply writing “See Resume.”
Below is an example of a job requirement along with its associated sample qualifying questions. Please review carefully to see how this IT Professional thoroughly answered the questions using the job requirement as a reference.
Job Description
Reference #: PBHM791340
Position Title: Java/Struts Developer
Position Highlights: New Development
Required Skills: Java; Struts; J2EE; EJB; WebSphere; HTML; Servlet; JSP
Preferred Skills: AS/400
Position Description: Multiple positions available on an exciting new development project! If you are a strong Java/Struts Developer, leverage your 3+ years of experience to join a brand new project team developing large, mission-critical Internet applications. You must have solid hands-on skills including: Java, Struts, J2EE, EJB, WebSphere or other J2EE container, HTML, Servlets and JSP, tag libraries/JSTL. Any experience with SSO (single signon) development experience would be highly preferred. Exposure to or deployment of applications to an AS/400 platform or UNIX OS is also a plus. Great opportunity to work on one of the best Java development projects in Atlanta. Term: 10+ month contract with good chance for additional extensions. Immediate need!
Qualifying Questions
It is essential for you to thoroughly answer the following qualifying questions. Make sure to elaborate and provide detail to support your answers. This is your best opportunity to distinguish yourself from other candidates and impress the MATRIX Recruiters. To review a successful template, see our sample Qualifying Questions below.
Question 1:
Do you have recent Java development experience with Struts? Please describe in detail.
Yes, the current project that I am working on is using the Struts v1.1 framework along with the validator and tiles features. I am responsible for the Web container development and plugging Struts into the services layer. I also have experience with design patterns and MVC framework.
Question 2:
Have you ever been involved in a single signon project in a development environment? Is this demonstrated in your resume?
Yes, I have implemented a single signon (SSO) project. This was my previous assignment (see resume April 2007 to January 2009) where I specifically designed, developed and implemented the authentication process. This project was implemented successfully on-time.
Question 3:
Do you have experience with JSP, EJB's, Servlets?
I have over 3 years of experience developing Servlets, JSPs, and EJBs. I have been working with Java for 4 years.
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