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Interviewing Tips
The following is intended to help
you be prepared for both the InfoTech Resources interview
as well as the client interview.
Be on time. Give yourself a 10 to
15 minute cushion.
Be professional. Wear a suit to
the interview, even if it is a business casual environment.
Most interviews start with
a question along the like "tell me about yourself".
This is an opportunity to give a verbal overview of
your qualifications and experience. We have found that
the following three-level explanation technique is an
effective way to deliver your message.
- Business function: First, start
with a couple sentence overview of your previous company
and/or division and what business function they were
in. For example, my last project was with 'X' Corporation,
they are a manufacturing company providing 'Y' to
the telecom industry. Keep it short and at a high
level.
- Technical environment: Next,
explain the overall technical environment. Start high
level then drill down. For example, "PeopleSoft
was our ERP running in a Solaris environment with
Oracle as our primary dbms. WebSphere was our application
server supporting…”.
- Specific role or position:
After you paint the overall picture with the business
and technical overview, then explain your specific
job responsibility. Give specific and detailed information
about your role, what technologies you used, how you
used them, what you accomplished and what your responsibilities
were.
When explaining your previous jobs,
there should be a logical sequence, usually chronological
either backward from your most current position or forward
from a logical starting point, such as college.
Think through your previous roles
and positions and be ready to discuss and give examples
of how you: created success, handled difficulty, what
you liked and didn’t like, your greatest challenges
and how you worked with co-workers and users.
Be prepared. Review the client website
and know what the client does before you go in for the
interview.
Have a prepared list of job or company
related questions ready to ask the interviewer
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