final interview...

xevious

Looks like after 2 months and 4 interviews with the same company, they're calling me back for one last interview with the head of the department.

This one is definitely a personality type of meeting. I've gone from technical questioning to more 'complaint handling' type questioning since it started.

Not much I can do here except sit proper, listen, and provide clear answers.

Looks like I have to run back to the store and grab another new shirt & tie for fear of revealing that I don't have much in business attire... You know what I mean?

Webmaster

xevious wrote:

Looks like I have to run back to the store and grab another new shirt & tie for fear of revealing that I don't have much in business attire... You know what I mean?

Oh yeah...

Good luck!

garv221

xevious wrote:

Looks like I have to run back to the store and grab another new shirt & tie for fear of revealing that I don't have much in business attire... You know what I mean?

Yup! Good Luck! Whats the position?

xevious

Systems Engineer

FYI: My security certs helped in a great way because I think it was one of the deciding factors that kept me in the race to this point.

There's a huge compliance initiative coming down and the current server team needs someone to translate policy into a workable project of implementation.

Interview question... I was asked, 'how would I go about securing the network (windows) infrastructure?'

My answer: start with a security policy and have ample user awareness training. Firewalls, IDS, antivirus, internet content control, etc... being a given.

That was the answer he was looking for. He told me after the interview that previous applicants went mostly with 'install firewall, block ports, antivirus / service pack updates, remove floppy drive, and strong password' - you get the idea.

If you get asked a similiar question, don't forget to throw in 'policy and awareness.'

-Xevious

garv221

Very good! People like to here the Manager ethics you have, good answer & good luck! Let us know how it turns out.

ps- good to hear that Sec- certs are paying off, its obviously a concern for companies.

skully93

garv221 wrote:

Very good! People like to here the Manager ethics you have, good answer & good luck! Let us know how it turns out.

ps- good to hear that Sec- certs are paying off, its obviously a concern for companies.

Definitely a good payoff. Having to implement at least the first wave of HIPAA requirements before I got laid off seems to pique the interest of some employers more than the fact that I have no higher certifications. I really want to get my Security+ cert and review the CISSP stuff just because it looks like it will be an 'in' thing to have soon.