IT Technical Interview over Skype

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:05

IT Technical Interview over Skype - UPDATE post 48! I GOT IT!!!

Got one in 4 hrs. Trying to revise but have no motivation. It's for a Desktop Analyst role,

I know he's going to ask me some basic server 2010 stuff, maybe some exchange and AD, probably some networking stuff. But there's a mountain of information to go through and not much time left.

Any advice?

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:38

^ The guy is in Boston at the moment.

Any pointers for things i should concentrate on revising?

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:06

I would be completely on my own in the office with no escalation point in the mornings as i would be the only IT guy in the UK until the US wakes up at 2pm our time. So i would need some basic Server and Networking troubleshooting skills,

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 15:52

Ok going to be in 8 mins, wish me luck

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 16:34

Well that went better then expected and he didn't even ask any real questions! Just basically asked what i would do in certain situations. I thought it was going to be way more technical then that!

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 17:18

Ok, i passed this round and now have been invited to the office along with 4 others. I have the feeling that the last two rounds has been foreplay and the final interview will be the big bruiser

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 17:34

It really is luck of the draw isn't it? Some people are rubbish at giving interviews and with those ones you can walk them, then there's the sadistic types that want to see you squirm.

Anyway, i'm leaving nothing to chance, i bet the final interview they're going to spring some questions on me so i'm going to continue to revise

robgmun · 2 Apr 2013 at 19:22

*****BUMP*****

I got the Job!

After the 3rd face-to-face interview they sprung a 4th Skype interview with the IT Director which went very well and then they wanted to check my references before offering anything!
I start a new job in a couple of weeks with a good bump in salary

coupled with a very healthy redundancy i felt i really landed on my feet

I have to admit i was hardly trying as i needed the time off for stress and a random job i was applying for to show the Job Centre i was trying somehow paid off. It was a US company so a bit of grueling recruiting process with 4 interviews and a background check including checking references up front before an offer would be made but it was well worth it in the end.