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?

Catanonia · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:05

Don't sit in your underwear.

Saundie · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:17

Always flush the DNS cache.

ipconfig /flushdns

This is critical information.

POB · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:18

Multiple monitors, Google the answer on the other.

Gilly · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:18

PING stands for Packet INternet Groper utility.

Catanonia · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:23

Saundie said:
Always flush the DNS cache.

ipconfig /flushdns

This is critical information.

very important and embarassing if not. Also clear your internet history and indexes

(if you are asked to demo anything)

bledd · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:24

JoeF1 · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:26

People get interviewed over skype?

Sit with just a shirt on. That be very rock and roll.

More importantly, Good luck!

robgmun · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:38

^ The guy is in Boston at the moment.

Any pointers for things i should concentrate on revising?

Third Opinion · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:50

I would sit there with a shirt on but in my underwear. Then if you get nervous or feel you have really balls'd it up you can just stand up.

Showboat · 8 Mar 2013 at 12:54

If its for desktop analyst concentrate on desktops.. not servers.
Know the common things that **** up on an end user pc and how to fix them.

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
gpupdate /force

And anything you don't know, rather than say you don't know, say what you would do to figure it out... It's ok to say you would google something! You'd be amazed how many people don't mention it and it's something we all need to do on a daily basis.

SoundsGood · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:02

Server 2010?

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,

Vibein · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:24

Reboot and shutdown,

dunn2010 · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:33

Server 2010?

hope he meant exchange 2010

if not, its server 2008, 2008 r2 or more recently server 2012.

was at an interview recently for 1st/2nd line support tech, only tech question i got where.

corrupt profile on system what wuld you do

corrupt AD profile what would you do

lost connection to share what would you do.

Nailed them all apparantly.

Most of interview will probably be questions regarding what you have on cv then a short period will just be a few tech questions.

just remember not to rush the answer. even if you have to take a minute to think, best to think and get it right that rush and get it wrong.

Showboat · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:37

You mention you have people in america, so its obviously a large company.

Change control.. and escalation and key things they will want to hear.

You would not go willy nilly rebooting a server on a wim.. you would escalate all serious issues to someone to get approval for a reboot or big change.

dunn2010 · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:40

Also research the company try and find what there about and how they work

also look at the actual job lsiting find what they said they wanted from a person and try and link what they wanted in an employee back to yourself within the interview.

MrViper · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:41

Basher · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:42

Showboat said:
You mention you have people in america, so its obviously a large company.

Showboat · 8 Mar 2013 at 13:47

Basher said:

Why confused, a company who branch out to remote offices in other places in the world is not going to have 10's-100's employees.. more likely 1000's, and with that comes large infrastructure, which will have a lot of servers.

OP, who many employees does this company have?