Interviewing Techniques: Impressing Potential Employers

An IT job isn’t like a lot of other professions: The typical workday doesn’t always fall between 9 and 5, needing a certification to maintain employment is the norm, and being available at a moment’s notice, even if that moment is 3 a.m., isn’t out of the question. So if should come as no surprise, then, that interviews for IT jobs don’t follow the mainstream either. According to Allan Hoffman, Monster.com’s tech jobs expert and author of the article “Tips for Technical Job Interviews,” interviews for technical positions often include challenges beyond the usual questions about career goals. Interviews might include everything from an informal meeting to an on-the-spot programming exercise. Candidates should be prepared for the unexpected.

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