Job Application - Advice Required

shaz77_2

Hi

I am considering applying for a position within a company as an Internets Assistant Manager, I have a good background in IT with my degree etc, however my current role is IT related but it is not as extensive and I have become a little rusty on Internet innovations etc.

Could someone in a similar role to that advertised or who has knowledge on the following three key points provide me with some advice please?

1. Internet Technologies - If asked about this, what do I need to explain and elaborate on, is it to do with ISPs?

2. Excellent knowledge of MS Excel -I use MS Excel quite a bit, however in relation to a companies web-site what functions with MS Excel would they be looking for me to use?

3. Assisting with reviews in relation to Internet Partners and Partner Reports to increase turnover with each of the Partners - I am unsure as to what this relates to/means, could someone explain please?

Apologies if my questions sound basic and vague, I am quite rusty but I want to get as much knowledge as possible before any potential interviews.

Thanks in advance.

penrhyn

I terms of point 3, I would imagine its to do with maximising the revenue streams your company gets from partners, i.e if companies advertise on your site and users click through to theirs then your company will get paid for it.
Possibly Excel is used to analyse this sort of thing.

dgerati

Agree with above regards 2 & 3

On point 1, that is quite vague, it could be about anything 'net related from physical infrastructure, through protocols, to the web and web services... I think you should just look to demostrate a broad knowledge of the net, roughly how it works, and what is out there.

You can't plan for every type of question related to the internet that they may ask, you will just have to rely on your knowledge to give the best answer you can.

penrhyn

Some companies may want you to demonstate your knowledge practically.
A collegue who went for an IT support job was given a PC with a Linux software problem and asked to fix it. Might be worth finding out the scope of the interview if you can.

kwikbreaks

I think penrhyn has pointed in the correct direction regarding 2 & 3 - certainly excel is unlikely in the extreme to have any direct use on any public website so I can only see it being used for some sort of analysis on how a site is performing business wise.

The first question is so wishy washy that I can't see it relating to anything directly technical. In fact the whole set of questions seem to me to point more to a marketing type job rather than an IT job. As ever of course I may well be completely wrong.

shaz77_2

Great feedback guys - thanks allot.

I looked into "Internet Technologies" aspect some more, it seems that what they are looking for is an interest which I invariably have, however I think I may need to talk about this for the application form/interview, what technologies should I be talking about?