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Job Interview Tips for Older IT Professionals


An information system may become obsolete but an IT professional becomes experienced. Unfortunately not everyone sees it that way, and that can hurt good people. So if you’ve got 20 years experience how exactly do you show in the interview just how valuable you are? This IT forum has some good suggestions for you.
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Advice for software development interviewees

You became a software developer because it’s a job with a future. The only thing standing in your way is the interview! What can you do to prepare yourself? What should you study before you go in?

This highly useful thread outlines what you should study and be prepared for based on the industry you’re applying for. You’ll also find warnings about some dirty tricks that will be used to throw you off balance and test your nerve.

28 questions you wished you had asked during your interview

“Do you have any questions for me?” This is your moment! Your chance to find out if you really want this job. Don’t waste it, have some questions ready.

Esther Schindler’s list of 28 questions are aimed at programming positions but her insight will help even if you’re looking to be a fry cook. Find out about the team, the management the work environment all the things you wish you’d asked about your last job.

12 Job Search Tips

Is your job search off to a slow start or getting stuck? Here are some quick time-saving job search tips that will help your hunt for a new job go smoothly.

1. Be Prepared. Have a telephone answering machine or voice mail system in place and sign-up for a professional sounding email address. Put your cell phone number on your resume so you can follow up in a timely manner. This job search toolkit will help you get everything you need set for your job search.

“Shouldn’t the job go to the most qualified applicant?”

Of course it should, but like my mom used to say “What should be and what is are often 2 different things.”

The sad fact is that getting a job is a different matter than doing it. With the job market being so bad and every potential employer being buried in applications, just getting an interview can be a lot harder than the job it’s for.