Huge interview monday

Therhino

I am super stressed I have a very big interview monday! They are even flying me in! <----sorry this blows my mind...from WV what do you expect.

It is with a cloud hosting group. I have the possibility to talk to them pertaining to all of their linux positions! How lucky did I get on that one?

I have been brushing up a bit on my nginx configs and trying to read about mysql administration. Does anyone have advice on these two topics? I have been using them within a virtual environment to simulate some things but any advice appreciated.

Also any advice on non-government big corp interviews would be helpful too

Dakinggamer87

Good luck on interview!!

instant000

Therhino wrote: »

I am super stressed I have a very big interview monday! They are even flying me in! <----sorry this blows my mind...from WV what do you expect.

It is with a cloud hosting group. I have the possibility to talk to them pertaining to all of their linux positions! How lucky did I get on that one?

I have been brushing up a bit on my nginx configs and trying to read about mysql administration. Does anyone have advice on these two topics? I have been using them within a virtual environment to simulate some things but any advice appreciated.

Also any advice on non-government big corp interviews would be helpful too

1. Research the company. Find out how they make money, and be aware of it. Know who is at the top of the company. At the least, read the "about" page for the company. (You appear to already know this, just be sure about it.)

2. Bring many resumes with you. This kind of goes without saying, but the last time I had to fly in for an interview, I thought it was going to be at most one or two, but I had four different interview sessions in the same day! So, just be prepared for that possibility.

3. Be prepared to state how you can help this company to better please its customers.

4. Know your strengths and weaknesses. Write this down, to prepare yourself.

5. Have you had to face a particularly challenging situation? How did you deal with that? How do you deal with high pressure situations? What do you do when you cannot figure something out?

6. Make a complete packing list: resume, directions, plane information, ID, suit, tie, socks/underwear/etc. You don't want to worry about anything, you want it all automatic.

7. Prepare questions for the interviewer. Good questions: Why do you work here? If you had to do it all over again, would you work here? With what you know about me, are there any doubts that you have about me? Be prepared to address any doubts. e.g.: Experience: stress education/certs/capacity to learn Education: stress experience/certs/capacity to learn Certs: stress education/experience/capacity to learn .... see the picture? LOL

8. Dress sharp. Don't be the guy who shows up in a polo shirt and slacks. You can always take off a jacket and tie if they tell you to, but you can't pull a tie and jacket out of your back pocket if you find yourself under-dressed.

9. Take notes during the interview. If there are any questions you have issues with the first time around, and they come to you later on towards the end of the interview, when ... they give you your 'space to talk' you can take this chance to address those questions. Also, you can use this as ammunition to be better prepared, the next time.

10. pack a day early, and double-check your list, make sure you forgot nothing

11. rehearse for the interview, using mock questions. use technical as well as non-technical questions. you need to prepare for being interviewed by a technical person, as well as being interviewed by a managerial type. also, rehearse for the questions that you will ask the interviewer. In fact, feel free to have a written copy with you (They may allow you this, but make sure that you look them in the eyes, don't keep your eyes down, reading the paper, LOL.) Practice looking at yourself in the mirror, to rehearse the interview. if you have a friend to help you do this, even better, rehearse the interview, nothing wrong with practicing something you want to do well with.

12. day of trip, take a final inventory of everything, you don't want to wind up having to go to the Kinko's to print out more resume's, or to the mall to buy the tie you forgot to bring, and get to the airport extra early

13. knock out the interview, and RELAX. You have rehearsed this, and your stuff is tight. They obviously consider you to be one of the upper candidates, if they're flying you in. Now is the time to have everything prepared, and close out the deal.

wood299

"No need to be stressed.." <--- I know that doesnt help alot:) but just relax and be yourself. Most likely they want to get to know about you before they want to know if you can do the job or not. Be nice and courteous and let them know you are manageable and you will be fine... and ya.. wat he said^^^