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Question 1
Please describe an initiative you've spearheaded in your current job to improve your ability to deliver client project outcomes.

Question 2
Please describe the role you took in a recent phone call or meeting with a client about their project. How did you meet their needs?

Question 3
Please describe your main reasons for considering Basis Design as an employer.

Question 4
A set of remote Windows machines each run a third party app that generates Event Log records (events). A dedicated Windows Server machine is available for your use, and an administrator wishes to use their laptop to monitor events in the system.  You can deploy software to any machine as part of your solution, and each machine is connected to the Internet with full HTTP access.

Describe an architectural solution for a system that provides real-time console-style display on the administrator’s Laptop showing events raised by any of the networked machines.  Where possible please justify your main architectural choices.

Question 5
Describe the software development life cycle you use most often, and its benefits and drawbacks.

Question 6
Your client needs a timesheet logging app that runs on mobile devices (PDAs) and helps end users record the date, start time, stop time and cost center for each of their daily activities.

Briefly describe the primary UI and main workflow for the app you would design that will best meet your client's needs.  Where possible justify your choices using knowledge, market research or client feedback you've gained through other projects.

Question 7
Please prepare a simple time or cost estimate for delivering a static HTML web site containing five pages to your client.  Assume you have colour mockups with final text and graphics for all pages.  Briefly describe how you generated your estimate.

Question 8
Dot point the advantages and disadvantages of using rigorous coding standards.

Question 9
Describe two ways you would like to improve your own work efficiency over the coming twelve months.

Question 10
As a team leader provide two suggestions for motivating staff members in your team whose attitude is disadvantaging your ability to deliver results.

Question 11
One of your colleagues has some code that raises intermittent exceptions.  Describe some pointers / strategies you can share with them to help them track down (but not necessarily fix) the problem quickly.

Question 12
List any Microsoft Certified Professional or Java certifications you have

Question 13
What is your approximate typing rate ('words per minute' or slow / medium / fast / very fast)

Question 14
List any online or professional organisations you are a member of. (e.g. Australian Computer Society, Experts-Exchange.com)

Question 15
How may hours per week do you work on average?

Question 16
Please rate your skillset out of 10 in each of the following areas
(1 = no experience, 10 = expert.  One number per line.)