Ace the IT Job Interview

by Paula Moreira

The Barnes & Noble Review
To get the job of your dreams in today s less-than-dreamy IT climate, you need to ratchet up your preparation. The good news is, if you put 5 percent of the time into job search preparation that you ve put into technical training, you ll be way ahead of 90 percent of the folks competing with you. The even better news is Ace the IT Job Interview! -- an amazingly savvy guide to every step of IT job searching and finding...and to getting paid what you re worth.

The first half of this book focuses on the nontechnical aspects of the technical job hunt. Paula Moreira covers nailing your r�sum� (even if you don t have experience), getting past gatekeepers, studying your target company, and then the entire interview -- from firm handshake to sticky questions. (What do you say when they ask, What s the biggest disaster you ever caused? ) There s a whole chapter on special IT interviewing scenarios -- job fairs, phone and on-campus interviews, and so forth. And once they make you an offer, Moreira helps you negotiate. (A well-timed pause can be worth thousands.)
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Of course you won t get the job without technical skills. The second half of this book focuses on the technical questions you re likely to be asked -- and the best answers. There are more than 500 QAs -- for DBAs, support professionals, architects, IT managers, network professionals, developers, project managers, quality specialists, security specialists, and web/e-commerce pros. If you re looking for IT work, or might be, this book is truly indispensable. iBill Camarda/ipiBill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include/i a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book... Edition Using Word 2000/a iand/i a href="http://cart2.barnesandnoble.com/books... Fixing Networks For Dummiesreg;, Second Edition/a.

296 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2002

About the author

Paula Moreira is an IT training manager at The Capital Group. She works with hundreds of IT managers in hiring and developing employees to fill the most in-demand positions in IT.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has some great advice, definitely glad I took the time to read it.
Although it is out of date when it comes to particular technologies mentioned. Wish there was a 2020+ edition, since this book was published all the way back in 2008

[Rita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent advice not only for I.T. and related career paths but for those of us who are generally inept with social situations!