Job interview tomorrow

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Chockeh wrote on 2013-04-16 23:02

So tomorrow I have an interview to work at a medical research facility as a junior network administrator. So far, all my jobs did not require any interviews, so any pointers?
Eirys wrote on 2013-04-16 23:28

Dress nicely man! be 10-15 minutes early!
Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-16 23:33

Bring flowers and offer to pay for her dinne-

oh, job interview.

Just be confident. Confidence is key!
Friggerton wrote on 2013-04-16 23:57

I'd let you borrow my one of these
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But it'd take a while to bike across the border. :doom:
Chockeh wrote on 2013-04-17 00:42

Quote from Eirys;1069244:
Dress nicely man! be 10-15 minutes early!

I always dress nicely. ;]

Quote from Ashikoki;1069249:
Bring flowers and offer to pay for her dinne-

oh, job interview.

Just be confident. Confidence is key!

O-Okay!

Quote from Friggerton;1069253:
I'd let you borrow my one of these
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But it'd take a while to bike across the border. :doom:

I appreciate the thought.
Osayidan wrote on 2013-04-17 01:05

Tell them cisco sucks donkey cock.
They'll either kick you out or give you the job on the spot.
Chockeh wrote on 2013-04-17 01:12

I had a little problem with Cisco's ATAs yesterday while connecting a few analogue phones wirelessly to the PBX. Turns out, replacing them fixed my problem. >_>
(also had to change my wireless adapters since they overheat quickly. The ones that look like a USB key are terrible.)
Sepia wrote on 2013-04-17 03:13

Everyone else seems to have covered everything, so I'll just say good luck!
Yoorah wrote on 2013-04-17 03:53

Be prepared to give them descriptions of work that you've done that's related to the field. Issues you've ran into, how you troubleshooted them. Kinda like how you did in this post. They also love asking you the typical "describe at the packet level what happens when your computer wants to go to a website" etc. They expect you to go into how it works using ARP, DNS, TCP, etc.

I'm gonna assume you listed a bunch of technical terms in your resume? Go over them and be sure you know what they all mean. And just as importantly, go over your resume so you know exactly where everything is located in it. They'll likely want to go over it with you and you don't wanna look confused trying to find what's where in it. Bring a copy of your resume with you, in case they want it.

Prepare a couple questions you may want to ask them during or after the interview, in case you can't think of anything to ask during the interview process. It shows you're interested and serious.

Ask for the interviewer's business card or contact info after the interview, so you can send 'em a thank you email.

Quote from Osayidan;1069292:
Tell them cisco sucks donkey cock.
They'll either kick you out or give you the job on the spot.

D:<
Chockeh wrote on 2013-04-18 02:47

Quote from Yoorah;1069375:
Be prepared to give them descriptions of work that you've done that's related to the field. Issues you've ran into, how you troubleshooted them. Kinda like how you did in this post. They also love asking you the typical "describe at the packet level what happens when your computer wants to go to a website" etc. They expect you to go into how it works using ARP, DNS, TCP, etc.

I'm gonna assume you listed a bunch of technical terms in your resume? Go over them and be sure you know what they all mean. And just as importantly, go over your resume so you know exactly where everything is located in it. They'll likely want to go over it with you and you don't wanna look confused trying to find what's where in it. Bring a copy of your resume with you, in case they want it.

Prepare a couple questions you may want to ask them during or after the interview, in case you can't think of anything to ask during the interview process. It shows you're interested and serious.

Ask for the interviewer's business card or contact info after the interview, so you can send 'em a thank you email.

D:<

Everything you said was in the interview. Luckily, I think I got all of those covered. Hopefully I'll get the job.