Why do IT recruiters ask questions that are not practical to experience.?

Question

I am going for an advanced leve position and they ask me what does XP stand for. They never even asked how many clusters have I built and etc.

Answer 1

They are using the interview process to see how well you are able to use your base level knowledge when required in a non-typical situation. Please remember that when you are an IT professional, you "clients" don't usually have the same background as you and they want to see how you will interact with them when they ask these "dumb" questions.

As a finance professional I can tell you the most valuable IT person isn't necessarily the one who has the most experience and knowledge, but the one who can get that knowledge to the stakeholders in way so they can us it.

Answer 2

Same thing with me as well! I am glad that I am not the only one suffering from this new craze of asking stupid questions. How many drives does it take to make a RAID configuration? I mean come one... they should be asking how many servers have we built.

I would sure like to hear an answer from a real recruiter!

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** I just read the answer below mine. Thank you for opening my eyes to the perspective of the recruiter. I meant no disrespect. So when we answer technical questions about the FSMO roles of Active Directory break it down out the the technical jargon so that the customer understands......thank you for your advice.
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Answer 3

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