Interview today, any tips.

[Bazzlad]

I'm going for IT manager at a big Doctors surgery. I feel more than capable of doing it, although I feel the age (19) is against me.

Any tips?

[menthel]

Dress smartly, don't say anything stupid (obvious I know, but I once found myself making jokes about spanking in an interview) and be yourself. That way you should feel most comfortable and have the best chance of getting the job!

[Theo]

Get a mate to run into the surgery wearing a white vest with Ketchup smeared all down the front, screaming "HELP I'VE BEEN SHOT" over and over again. Tend to him quickly, lying him down on the floor, ripping his vest open, only to discover that there is no wound!

Whilst you're not qualified as a doctor/nurse, they may appreciate how "on the ball" you are, and how well you cope under large amounts of stress.

[Bazzlad]

Lol! I'm in my best suit, with an irridescent but quality red and black shirt - tie.
And feeling confident. Just the damn age thing. Anyone ever seen an IT manager for anything important under the age of 39????
I'll try not to mention spanking
Hmmmmmm The mate thing sounds like a plan....

[Clingy]

Be confident Be confident Be confident!!!

You, almost, can't be over confident.

[Bazzlad]

Funny that, Everyone who knows me has said not to be too confident....a bit of a trait that one

[TeePee]

Might be too late, but I read somewhere that you should always wear a white shirt to an interview... Not sure why...

[gobbo]

I got a job as IT manager of a small firm when i was 18, so I don't think age is against you.

Just be yourself, smart, precise and on the ball. Answer all questions in good enligh, not proper queens english, but try not to use slang. Don't worry about going "um" or "er", it means your thinking about the question. Use positive body language, don't fold your arms. Try to give eye contact whilst answering questions, and avoid staring into space when answering them.

Sorry about the essay, don't mean to sound patronising!

Good luck

[steve threlfall]

Pehaps bend the truth about your age... Anyway best of luck with the interview

[FordPrefect]

Never slag anyone or any company off, esp former employers. Always be flexible and tell them you are willing to be flexible about hours and such forth.

Main thing is dont let your mouth run away, always think and consider everything before you speak. Dont get too nervous tho, they are just people as well and are possibly as nervous as you in the interview.

[Aaron]

I guess the best advice I could give from experience is: be friendly and try and sound enthusiastic about the job. Make it look like you're interested in what they're saying and ask a question or two to make sure they know that you were listening whilst they were telling you about how fabulous their company is.

I wouldn't try and seem too over-confident. If they ask you a question, then say that you don't know the answer - it's better than trying to BS your way out, but enquire what the answer should have been and say that you'll look into the subject further when you get home.

Good luck, mate.

[Swafe]

spanking?? what kind of job do you have!

[petrefax]

only just seen this post(sorry!).....how'd it go fella?

[menthel]

Erm, one where talking about spanking is not a good idea! How did it go?

[killgORE]

How did it GO ?

[Bazzlad]

Don't ask.
Worst Ever.


The interviewer, A doctor, was THE most arrogant moron I've ever met. EVER.
He started asking questions he didn't have a clue about, and that No-one could answer.

Example:

Doctor: My computer powers on but there's nothing on the screen. What do you do?
Rich(The hero in the story): I check all leads and power supplies. If that doesn't work I open the PC and check the graphics card.
Doctor: Wrong. You remove the PC and give me a replacement than repair it.

The w*nker. The complete w*nker. Everything he said went like that:

Doctor ScumFace: I get in one morning and all the pcs are slow, but working, what's the solution?
Rich:I'd reboot both servers, then the workstations
Doctor: Wrong, there has been a powercut in the night and the servers are begining to backup. Cancel that.

WHAT????
(For a start with Clinical systems, when they back up everything else shuts down. They wouldn't be running slow, they wouldn't be running at all)

My Personal Favourite:
Doctor: We have a connection with NHSnet, do you know what this is?
Rich: A secure connection made through the Internet from the here to another computer.
Doctor: Wrong. It's a secure VPN.
Rich: *Groans*


30 minutes of that before I said:

The questions you're asking me are not possible to answer, for each question there are a million things which COULD have gone wrong and without the problem in front of me, it's impossible to answer. I mean if someone has a high temperature, it can be a vast multitude of things from a cold to a kidney infection you can't just know without more information.

He wasn't impressed.

Doctor: That concludes our interview.
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What have I learnt?

It doesn't matter how capable you are as an interviewee, if the interviewer is completely retarded.