Upcoming IT interview....need preperation help!!!

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

I should go in with my brother and we can wear tuxes

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

If you ever get the itch to do military IT, I can help ya out....tell ya what you need. So far its got me to 7 different countries in the last two years.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

I am Sec+ certified. As a net management tech, I barely use it. Net+ is far and above more useful to me, but it is more switch and router tailored, which is what I do. Subnetting, routing protocols, things along those lines. Also, 700+ pages for A+? Have you looked at some example questions for it? If you have been working with computers, like building your own, knowing bus and clock speeds, how all the components work together and data flow and stuff along those lines, you shouldn't have too much of a problem with that cert. What exactly are you going for? SysAd, network management, server admin, etc.?

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

This position is just for a general IT, no specialization. The book is ~1200 pages of history and information then 200 pages of appendices and glossary. As soon as I finish this I'm going to read the A+ Exam Cram. Both books have sample tests, about 8 tests all together.

Snoopdan I appreciate the offer, but I'm getting too old to consider anything military.

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

Can't offer any helpful advice, but good luck. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

P.s. Remember to eat your Cocoa Puffs.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

This position is just for a general IT, no specialization. The book is ~1200 pages of history and information then 200 pages of appendices and glossary. As soon as I finish this I'm going to read the A+ Exam Cram. Both books have sample tests, about 8 tests all together.
Snoopdan I appreciate the offer, but I'm getting too old to consider anything military.

Gotcha. But A+ isn't all that hard. You should take a look a some sample questions anyway. It will give you an idea of what to pay special attention to in the reading.

And you're not too old, trust me. I'm active AF right now, and work with contractors and GS employees every day. Some positions are super easy, you never travel and aren't really asked to move off your chair every day. Some are more intensive though. But contractors get paid very well typically. When I was in Qatar, those guys had normal houses off base and cars and everything, and would make $150k or more a year. It's a little rediculous. Either way, I think you would be foolish to not even look at what companies like SAIC, GD or Boeing, to name a few, have to offer. There are some really great opportunities out there.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Can't offer any helpful advice, but good luck. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif



P.s. Remember to eat your Cocoa Puffs.

On a low carb diet //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Will snack on Morningstar vegetarian breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese in a low carb wrap!

 

[Sleeklsc 5,000+ posts]

On a low carb diet //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Will snack on Morningstar vegetarian breakfast sausage, egg, and cheese in a low carb wrap!

I must be hungery, even that sounds good.

 

[09Alti 10+ year member]

They'll ask for Cisco IOS experience, and they'd more likely appreciate a Security + certificate due to HIPPA laws and information security.

Not sure if you're trolling or just bad at giving advice.

Certifications aren't a necessity anymore because any dumba$$ can study and pass a test. The degree and good grades will go further. Experience is the best but not always required, especially for an entry level job. As said before me, be humble and ready/willing to learn. They can't expect you to come in already knowing everything about that companies applications/systems, if they did they'd most likely be hiring internally.

I worked in IT at a hospital for nearly 8 years, the last 3 were as the HIPAA/Information Security Engineer - I have a degree in Network Security & Forensics, no mainstream certifications. Now I'm the IT Director for the largest real estate company in South Carolina.

If you want anymore info or have any questions, PM me.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Exactly what position are you applying for? "IT" covers a pretty wide range of disciplines bro. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You're not too old, I know contractors that are 65+ who make 100k a year overseas for the military.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Its a general tech position at a local hospital with some biomed equipment repair. The Biomed they said not to worry about, they would train me, but the rest I am going to assume is mostly repair, troubleshooting, networking. They said some server work but thats for the techs that have been they're longer. I'm hoping someone here can just point out some techy type questions they may ask.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm...well, I know a bit about the hardware side of things...though most of my time is spent on databases and SQL as well as ASP.NET and C#. You should see the dumb ass questions I've been asked as a developer. Seems like most hiring idiots nowadays have forgotten that there is such a thing as Google. I've been doing the development gig for over 25 years now and there is no way I memorize that shit. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

LOL I think all techs should have access to Goggle at all times. When I have questions I don't open up any of my books, I google that shit. Its quicker and most of the times follow-up questions are answered in the comments. I have never ran into a issue that someone before me hasn't had. It may take me a minute to find the solution but I can find it. I know I can do the job, I jus t don't want to go in to the interview and be met with a zinger that will leave me stuttering. I have enough of a stuttering problem anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Bro, I don't even remember how to format a date in C# or find the last day of next month in SQL Server...look that simple shit up all the time...my brain is old and addled.