Tips for First Interview/First Job?

Psydrox

As many of you may know, I haven't finished my degree yet BUT my father is a database administrator at a background check company with millions of crime records in their databases and his boss (the IT Director) knows a lot about me since he talks about me all the time.

Long story short, I was offered a part-time job (since I am a full time student) as a "Software Tester" which the sub-company I would be working for runs programs and scripts to scrape data to populate their databases, I oversee the script function and processes and report any problems.

I think this would be an awesome experience since I have never had a job before especially since it's a job in the IT field and it would look good on a resume when I seek to eventually go into security after my schooling

I have an interview scheduled for tomorrow, do you guys have any tips? Even any tips about my first office job would be great, I am quite nervous.

Thanks friends!

NetworkingStudent

Here is a link for what you should do before the interview.

http://mikenation.net/files/Preparing_for_the_Job_Interview.pdf


Good Luck!

scaredoftests

ASK a lot of questions, smile and bring a professional notebook filled with the questions, write things down during the interview, RESEARCH.

tedjames

Congrats on the interview! Yeah, research the company as much as possible before the interview. Also, figure out WHY you want to work for them, because they will likely ask you. Think about your long range goals in advance, because they may ask you. If you don't really know where you want to be in a few years (Who really does?), just think of something positive. It's easy to change direction as you go. And, as stated above, ask a lot of questions, even for things that may seem obvious. If you are not enthused and curious, it'll send a message that you are not really interested.

bpenn

It really helps to know a bit about the company or some of the struggles that company may have. Being able to come into the interview and ask them about any problems they have and let them know that you would be able to fix them is an exceptional position to be in.