So, I have a job interview tomorrow. And well, pretty much every job I've had in the past I've gotten through networking and knowing people, and never really had to do an interview.
But now, I have one tomorrow - talked with them briefly on the phone. They already have my resume/cover letter, and haven’t asked me to bring in anything else.
However, I figure for the sake of being prepared : Bring a letter of reference with me from my last employer, and also bringing a document that details some of the bigger projects I've worked on in the past (I'm applying as a programmer at a web firm)
Is this worth bringing with me? It just sort of goes over - what the client wanted, what role I played in the project, and the skills/technologies I had to use to accomplish it.
Ie. On Project W, the client wanted X, my role was Y, and as a result, I used Z skills (ie: ASP.NET,C#, SQL, HTML, etc). Should I offer this to them, or only give it if asked?
I'm also trying to think of a few questions to ask them back, and have already done some more research into the company and their clients -- but any more suggestions?
and, the questions are more : what type of projects, team or independent work, what type of technologies do you see yourself moving to in the future, and not asking questions like “how much does it pay, and how much vacation do I get” – but more questions about the actual company/role I’d be in.
However, on the other hand : many projects that I've worked on, have been sort of internal-type things and not websites avail to the general public, so I dont have that many URLs to point them at. So, it kind of feels like I'm saying "Hey hey, I've done this work for The Beer Store, CIBC, United Way, OLGC, etc -- but nah-nah, you cant see any of it".
Or, whatever I did is no longer what is reflected online (ie: a site redesign 2 years ago, which has been redesigned since I left the last company, so I dont really think I can point them at that URL, since its not reflective of my work)
enough rambling... but, any suggestions of how to better prepare for the interview?
But now, I have one tomorrow - talked with them briefly on the phone. They already have my resume/cover letter, and haven’t asked me to bring in anything else.
However, I figure for the sake of being prepared : Bring a letter of reference with me from my last employer, and also bringing a document that details some of the bigger projects I've worked on in the past (I'm applying as a programmer at a web firm)
Is this worth bringing with me? It just sort of goes over - what the client wanted, what role I played in the project, and the skills/technologies I had to use to accomplish it.
Ie. On Project W, the client wanted X, my role was Y, and as a result, I used Z skills (ie: ASP.NET,C#, SQL, HTML, etc). Should I offer this to them, or only give it if asked?
I'm also trying to think of a few questions to ask them back, and have already done some more research into the company and their clients -- but any more suggestions?
and, the questions are more : what type of projects, team or independent work, what type of technologies do you see yourself moving to in the future, and not asking questions like “how much does it pay, and how much vacation do I get” – but more questions about the actual company/role I’d be in.
However, on the other hand : many projects that I've worked on, have been sort of internal-type things and not websites avail to the general public, so I dont have that many URLs to point them at. So, it kind of feels like I'm saying "Hey hey, I've done this work for The Beer Store, CIBC, United Way, OLGC, etc -- but nah-nah, you cant see any of it".
Or, whatever I did is no longer what is reflected online (ie: a site redesign 2 years ago, which has been redesigned since I left the last company, so I dont really think I can point them at that URL, since its not reflective of my work)
enough rambling... but, any suggestions of how to better prepare for the interview?