The IT job interview is not what it used to be even
five or ten years ago. In the early days of the IT
world, IT job interviews were more or less devoted to
finding out whether or not you have the technological
and specifically desired skills for the position. With
the advent of telecommuting and outsourcing, however,
the possession of these skills has become more
dispersed throughout the globe. Consequently, IT job
interviews are often just as much about whether a
candidate can manage an IT project as they are whether
the candidate can do the job. What this means for
interviewers is that they must become more and more
diligent about preparing for job interviews and
discovering exactly what the target job is expected to
do.
Before going on an IT job interview, a candidate
should find out as much about the job as possible.
Some of this information will be provided to the
candidate ahead of time. The job description and
advertisement for instance, should give a detailed
official description of what the day-to-day
responsibilities of the job will be. Another place to
look for information is published material about the
target company. This should give you a sense of what
the company does and how it fits into the industry
overall. Lastly, speaking to someone who is familiar
with the company and position can give you a clear and
accurate perception about the job’s realities.
Preparing Your Perfect IT Job Interview
To prepare your perfect IT job interview, you take all
this information and put together a list of the top
ten things that the interviewer is looking for. These
things might include technical knowledge, specific
experience, personal characteristics, achieved results
and academic credentials. Looking at this list, you
can be sure that you will be asked about all or some
of these items. Before you go into the interview, you
should prepare convincing and complete answers for all
ten items. These answers should incorporate at least
one example of your success or experience with that
item, such as how you gained that experience, obtained
that result, or demonstrated those personal
characteristics. In the interview, you will look for
opportunities to tell those stories.
To really clinch the IT job interview, make those
stories sound as much like the target job’s reality as
possible. Make the situations you faced, the actions
you took and the results you achieved sound as if they
could have all happened in the target job. Chances are
that the interviewer is comparing your answers and
examples to the requirements and needs of that target
job and the more they match up the more sure he or she
can be of your ability to do the job. Show up on time,
dressed appropriately, and let the interviewer take
the lead in the job interview. After the job
interview, be sure to write a nice thank you note that
lets the interviewer know that you are still
interested and look forward to speaking again as the
hiring process moves forward.
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