But it tells a lot about the amount of "just 5 min" things they don't know.
I was asked once what load average knows (and I didn't know it). Because my background wasn't in sysadmin.
The fact that you know one fact or doesn't is immaterial, but it's a good proxy.
Your hiring decision should not be based on only that, of course, but let's say it's a pixel in a picture.
But it tells a lot about the amount of "just 5 min" things they don't know.
I was asked once what load average knows (and I didn't know it). Because my background wasn't in sysadmin.
The fact that you know one fact or doesn't is immaterial, but it's a good proxy.
Your hiring decision should not be based on only that, of course, but let's say it's a pixel in a picture.