IT Interview - Software developer - What to research for the test.

axomoxia

Well, firstly the fact you have an applied IT degree as opposed to a straight computer science degree is pretty irrelevant, so there is no need to worry about that. Your location isn't going to help - have you considered re-locating closer to London?

Secondly, IT interviewing seems to be a horrendously haphazard affair, so keep plugging at it. At the end of the day, experiance brings problem solving ability, the specifics of a proggraming language you'll pick up very quickly. Without the technical experiance, its your generic skills that enable you to add value. What industry where \ are you in? Industry knowledge can be useful.

Robtyketto

axomoxia wrote: »

Well, firstly the fact you have an applied IT degree as opposed to a straight computer science degree is pretty irrelevant, so there is no need to worry about that. Your location isn't going to help - have you considered re-locating closer to London?

Secondly, IT interviewing seems to be a horrendously haphazard affair, so keep plugging at it. At the end of the day, experiance brings problem solving ability, the specifics of a proggraming language you'll pick up very quickly. Without the technical experiance, its your generic skills that enable you to add value. What industry where \ are you in? Industry knowledge can be useful.

Thanks for the reply :-)

Well I mentioned the degree as computer science is more hardcore coding as it was bought up in the interview.

They appreciated my honesty as I said my last role was my least technical (testing) and I wasn't sure if It would be the right decision to commit to a degree that was mainly programming as I wanted to see which direction in IT I wanted to go.

My job experience was app development then support for shop floor manufacturing systems. Using database software Ingres/Informix on unix platforms.

The job interviw was for a company that was a data specialist (oracle/sql server) and they did web front ends to access the data (c#/asp.net) amongst other things.

This was always against me (I hadn't done asp.net nor c#) but for the day to day things especially support/dba I have an excellent transferable skill set (I also used to do support 24/7 on an on-call rota shift).

I'm not prepared to relocate (I did travel - commute to Warrington and Swansea).

Only just passed my driving theory test and going to book bulk driving lessons very shortly.

Even then I don't want a job to far away from home.

Judas

I think in all honesty if you didnt know what you said you were punching above your weight. A test for a developer shouldnt have to set out what programmes to be used so the person can learn enough in advance, the knowledge should be inherent in that persons experience and skill set.

Robtyketto

Judas wrote: »

I think in all honesty if you didnt know what you said you were punching above your weight. A test for a developer shouldnt have to set out what programmes to be used so the person can learn enough in advance, the knowledge should be inherent in that persons experience and skill set.

I agree I'm not an experience programmer, hoping to get trained as they said knowing those languages would be an ADVANTAGE.

Here is a game I co-wrote
http://banditsat3oclock.hostoi.com/index.php

I also thought if I could remember a simple sort algorithm I don't deserve it!

Now the thing is I was told I was being interviewed for a developer role but during the interview they informed there was a database programmer (writing scripts running stored procedures) and a support role.

Where I stressed I was up for anything to get me started again in the IT industry.

Now surely I would have been qualified for a support role?

axomoxia

Robtyketto wrote: »

Thanks for the reply :-)

Well I mentioned the degree as computer science is more hardcore coding as it was bought up in the interview.

They appreciated my honesty as I said my last role was my least technical (testing) and I wasn't sure if It would be the right decision to commit to a degree that was mainly programming as I wanted to see which direction in IT I wanted to go.

Is testing something that interests you? Good testers are allways needed.

Its a shame you don't want to relocate. I felt the same, and spent years saying "I'll never work in London". Feel like bloody idiot now, should have done it years (as in 15 years!) ago.