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| stacy928 2002-06-07, 5:09 pm |
| What kind of computer questions do you think they could though at you at a entry level job interview? | |
| TxBear 2002-06-07, 5:45 pm |
| Well Stacey, I just went through this and the questions I got were very basic. Things like how to get into safe mode in windows 98. Where do you look for conflicts in 2000.
Things like that, as I said basic questions  I'm suprised they didn't ask me where the anykey was. | |
| Deja-vue 2002-06-07, 10:19 pm |
| A Friend of mine went to an Interview for a MCSE.
They throwed Subnetting Questions at him.
That would be my ultimate Nightmare!
He got the Job after all. | |
| freak 2002-06-07, 10:57 pm |
| it depends on whether you are being interviewed by a Network Engineer, or by a Hiring Manager.
I certainly would throw some pretty tough questions if I were testing a potential employee, and subnetting would be the least of your concerns
On the other hand, not being able to answer is not necessarily always a bad thing. We are just trying to find out exactly what you know and don't know before we give you a job. It is the only responsible thing to do.
What is silly is to make up answers, or pretend that you know stuff you don't, because we always can tell | |
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| I completely agree with Freak.
It will depend on who is interviewing you. You may have two seperate interviews that day. One with Human Resources, that will be the general, what's your greatest strength / weakness, tell me about yourself open-ended type questions. The other will be the technical interview by someone in the IT department.
I've been "Tech'd" before and the type of questions asked ranged from general helpdesk/troubleshooting type questions, to more specific ones based on my resume and experience.
I was asked questions from explaining some differences between Win9x and NT? What does a Proxy Server do? List some basic differences between a Router, Switch and Hub? A user on another floor is unable to log in, what are some troubleshooting steps you would do remotely before going up to see them, etc...
In any interview, always take a second to gather your thoughts before answering the question, answer it to the best of your ability and as Freak said, just be honest | |
| Gundyman 2002-06-09, 2:07 pm |
| I agree, depend on who and what kind of interview is that. Some have regular plus technical interview. | |
| hm1106 2002-06-09, 3:36 pm |
| i got this question from a branch manager
1) do you know how to fixed a monitor?
2) do you know how to fixed a printer?
it is a technical support job | |
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| I would ask him if he knows how to "fixed" his grammar  | |
| neuralfx 2002-06-10, 3:35 am |
| quote:
It will depend on who is interviewing you. You may have two seperate interviews that day. One with Human Resources, that will be the general, what's your greatest strength / weakness, tell me about yourself open-ended type questions. The other will be the technical interview by someone in the IT department.
i always hate that kind of stuff .. what if you are an introvert .. the stereotypical quite nerd .. how could you ever make it in the corp world?
-neural | |
| Crutch 2002-06-10, 5:19 pm |
| I believe it is most important to be perfectly honest with the interviewer. Don't volunteer info unless asked.
That said, many places do different things. At my old job, they interviewed me with the HR Manager first, then the slew of IT people. I made it clear that while I didn't know a whole lot about IT, I used examples of my work habits from previous non-IT work to supplement my answers.
At my present job, they used a written test with about twenty questions on it. They were pretty simple questions, but they sparked the fire. Questions like, "what is DHCP and what is it used for?," and "what does TCP/IP stand for?"
Just be honest and if you know a little IT, you'll do fine. | |
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Originally posted by neuralfx
i always hate that kind of stuff .. what if you are an introvert .. the stereotypical quite nerd .. how could you ever make it in the corp world?
-neural
... then you shouldn't be in the corporate world, because it will never be a good fit for you and you will be miserable.
What you should do instead is own your own business where you can play according to your own rules... | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-06-11, 7:01 am |
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Originally posted by neuralfx
i always hate that kind of stuff .. what if you are an introvert .. the stereotypical quite nerd .. how could you ever make it in the corp world?
-neural
Same here. | |
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i always hate that kind of stuff .. what if you are an introvert .. the stereotypical quite nerd .. how could you ever make it in the corp world?
-neural
That's a good point, you may never succeed in the corporate world.
But that is not the employers problem, that is yours(i.e the introvert/candidate).
Everyone has strengths and liabilities, how you deal with those liabilities/weaknesses in a corporate interview can very well be the difference between an offer being made and you checking next Sunday's classified section.
An intangible like how well this person may interact with the various business units in a corporation as well as co-workers in the IT department is very important.
If you are technically sound and are an introvert, you either need to make a concerted effort to handle that liability, to the point where you feel comfortable in a corporate environment or as Freak stated, maybe open you own business. But you'll still need to interact with people at all levels to be successful, whether that's your own business or in the corporate world. So the introvert still needs to make some type of effort to handle this.
I don't have all the answers, it's just my must humble of opinions. | |
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| Here's one that I got from my last (successful) interview..
1) You have a Windows NT 4 domain with Exchange 5.5 Server. You add a Windows 2000 Server and Exchange 2000 Server, all of a sudden Exchange 5.5 stops working (or words to that effect)...what is the problem? (you've got 30 seconds to answer) | |
| stacy928 2002-06-14, 10:23 pm |
| I was mad an rattling to much | |
| TW2001 2002-06-15, 12:03 am |
| I think its great you want to learn and are willing to sacrifice for that.However if you cant handle pressure than you are in the wrong industry. You should absolutely take the opportunity. Read these boards.Its not the time to be choosey for a newbie. That posistion could lead to anything..who knows.You proably will make contacts, meet others in the field(which is how you get jobs),gain some respect and increase your skill set and marketability.
Go For It!!! |
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