I was contacted by a developer from the London office who was very polite and easy to talk to. I was extremely nervous, as this was my first interview in 14 years, which didn't help matters at all.

All the questions were programming-related, mostly C++, and the usual 'what is the difference between a process and a thread' type questions. A couple of the questions were unsuitable for a phone interview; for example, the interviewer described a programming block and asked, 'What might be wrong with it?' There was actually nothing specifically wrong with what he had described, given the wording of the question (seriously!). I think a different style of question on the same subject should have been asked instead.

I lucked out because, although I had answered most of the questions correctly, I had apparently not given enough detail. I believe I should have been prompted at the time with 'Can you give a bit more detail?' to avoid this. Ten weeks later, and the job is still advertised. From what I've heard from recruiters, I think they should review their hiring procedures.

Name the different types of C++ casts.

What features of C++ provide polymorphism?