Interview - ahh!
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Don't be creepy about it while you fidget in your pocket, though. Hands visible, always.
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Also if they ask you a question that makes you think, do think about it. Don't be worried about taking a few seconds to organise your thoughts.
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Not true.
Indeed, totally dependent on what you do and what industry you work in. I haven't worn a suit for an interview since I went for my first graduate job. In the case of the OP however a suit does seem justified.
What if I want a date with the interviewerHe's not going on a date!
Thanks everyone. Will try and do as much research as I can but it's with the learning company (QA) I'm not sure how much there will be to learn. On the phone they said it won't be anything to do with Cisco so I won't need to do my research on that 'yet' =)
Just googled the name I was given to ask for at reception on the day, second result was a LinkedIn page. Will go take a read and then snoop the QA site as well as read Huddys guide.
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Well.. that wasn't a interview.
2 and a half hours of maths/english tests (on the computer) also a ICT one (based around MS Office). Click the button to change font, click the button which ..... A quick multiple choice IT 'quiz', name the ports on the back of a mobo, put these in smallest to largest (byte, kilobyte......)
Then I thought there would be interview questions, nope. She explained a few things and says keep 'x' date clear as your be going to Cisco then. Seems like a group activity thing... hmm
2 and a half hours of maths/english tests (on the computer) also a ICT one (based around MS Office). Click the button to change font, click the button which ..... A quick multiple choice IT 'quiz', name the ports on the back of a mobo, put these in smallest to largest (byte, kilobyte......)
Then I thought there would be interview questions, nope. She explained a few things and says keep 'x' date clear as your be going to Cisco then. Seems like a group activity thing... hmm
Cisco used to ask a question at these things (not normally at stage 1 interview though) along the lines of
Draw and explain a bicycle.........they'd give you a whiteboard and pen and leave to it
Now if you techie minded you might go on about gears, suspension and your pic will be focused around the frame and generally be functional
If you are not techie minded you would probably go on about ergonomics, the style, quality and the diagrams generally overlooked the mechanical parts as a given
Now I'm not saying you should taylor your answer to what you think you should say but just as a heads up if something odd like this is asked (probably wont be about bikes) then they just want to figure out what type of person you are
Draw and explain a bicycle.........they'd give you a whiteboard and pen and leave to it
Now if you techie minded you might go on about gears, suspension and your pic will be focused around the frame and generally be functional
If you are not techie minded you would probably go on about ergonomics, the style, quality and the diagrams generally overlooked the mechanical parts as a given
Now I'm not saying you should taylor your answer to what you think you should say but just as a heads up if something odd like this is asked (probably wont be about bikes) then they just want to figure out what type of person you are
This.
Especially concise. I used to carry out a lot of interviews for my old company and people waffling on would instantly zone me out and I would lose interest and just think they didn't know what they were on about and just talking to fill in the silence.
Also if the interviewer is a **** like I was they will sit in silence and let you fill in the blanks (which tends to lead to waffling, irrelevant answers or just downright stupidity) just answer the question concisely and confidently and leave the ball in their court.
Good luck!
They are just filtering out those who know their ar$$ from elbow
Seems that way, not sure how many are actually going to Cisco then.
Open day at the end of June (tour around Cisco labs, speak to staff etc). Then first week of July I have my interview with them.
Fun fun
- Hopefully I should know most of it anyway considering I'm taking my CCENT exam next week.