 Top Tips To Help Software Engineer Graduates During InterviewsPublished Date: 2008-08-31 04:39:14 WorkOnInternet.com
essential to understand where you need to improve, If your only experience of programming is in Haskell and the job role consists of some Object Oriented languages like Java then it is most significant that you prepare by reading up and start teaching yourself – let your interviewer know and highlight it. This will prove that you are aware that you need to learn and are the type of person who is trying to better themselves outside of working hours. Many interviewers will then take give you more training especially when they see you have a willingness to learn. Job Experience When you’re a candidate straight out of university you will not have had much practical working experience of applying your knowledge in the workplace then, ensure you acknowledge areas such as team projects and any tuition you gave to lower year students as well as working within deadlines and project management you experienced especially in your final year. Chances are if you have got to interview stage that the company is looking for someone with little experience but lots of fresh innovative ideas. Have faith in yourself! If you don’t then who else will? Read Up On The Programme In Question Don’t apply for a programming job if you have no actual experience of the programme required. If you are an expert PHP coder but have not much .NET skill and in the position available .NET programming will feature heavily in the job role, then do yourself a favour and at least know basic constructs and standard object libraries for .NET. Tests in Interview It is quite usual to examine an IT applicant to make sure you have the essential practical skills and to see how you react to pressure. The test itself will tell your prospective employer a lot about you personally especially if you haven’t achieved what you should have for your experience level, as the saying goes, fail to prepare then prepare to fail. IT Environment Ask probing questions about the current working environment you may start working in, ask about the seating arrangements, do they practice extreme programming, brainstorming or other activities and ask how they to relieve stress! Questions like this show you are seriously thinking about becoming an employee at the company. Chelsea Butterworth is a part-time scribe, writing occassional articles on flat fee business recruitment, and specialising in fixed fee, low cost and flat fee recruitment for RecruitmentRevolution.com.
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