Assistant IT

To answer this question, you must have done your homework and to show it. You will need to know what the company does and something about its products. You will also need to be aware of recent developments and know a little about the leading figures in the company.

☛ Have you ever been on a team with a difficult coworker? Tell us about the situation. How did you handle it?

☛ Describe a time you helped complete a project before its due date and under budget.

☛ What keeps you motivated during repetitive tasks?

☛ During a project, do you prefer working on a team or individually? Why?

Relate to the job description and the company and describe what progression you would like to see in that environment.

☛ What’s your experience with office equipment? (e.g. printers, scanners and fax machines)

☛ How do you keep digital and physical records organized and how often do you update them?

☛ How do you organize your daily workload? Which time management and/or calendar tools do you use, if any?

☛ How do you create a report on expenditures in Excel?

☛ How do you check your data-entry work for accuracy?

Here you need to acknowledge that sometimes work and life can be stressful. You need to show what techniques you use to reduce and control stress – careful time management, exercise, time out, setting priorities are all methods you could discuss.

☛ You booked a venue for a company conference, but a day before the event, you learn that there has been a mix-up and it’s not available. What do you do?

☛ What information would you ask for from new hires in order to update the company’s employee records?

☛ If you have no specific deadlines, how do you prioritize work from different departments?

☛ Your manager assigns you with a task you’re not familiar with and doesn’t give you clear instructions. How would you approach this?

Common ports are PS/2 ports, for keyboard and mouse. USBports. Sound ports.LAN or Ethernet ports. VGA ports.

Domain Name Service (or System or Server) – it translates domain names into IPaddresses.

Boot.ini is used to decide which operating system options are displayed during the start-up process.

Say that you are looking for a career in the organisation but will need to remain challenged.

You hope to work long term with the company and hope that good work performance will open up new opportunities within it. You can mention that strong companies always need well-qualified staff and that with your qualifications the employer will see a good and rapid return on his investment.

You will need to have familiarised yourself with the system used by the organisation you are hoping to join. Focus your answer on those systems, but also mention other systems with which you have experience.

☛ Power light - indicates if the power is on

☛ Link light - indicates if the modem is receiving broadband or internet signals from the ISP

☛ Data light - indicates if the internet is working

☛ Connectivity light - indicates if the modem is connected to a computer

Salary is a delicate question. You can answer in several ways. You can give a figure based on industry norms for the position or else you could say that you cannot give a realistic answer until you know more details of the job. Do not undersell yourself - you will regret giving a figure that is too low. Equally, if the figure is too high, you will put off the employer. It is best to avoid being too specific but do not give the impression that salary is unimportant.

I'm not sure why interviewers ask this question; your resume and experience should make your strengths readily apparent.

Even so, if you're asked, provide a sharp, on-point answer. Be clear and precise. If you're a great problem solver, don't just say that: Provide a few examples, pertinent to the opening, that prove you're a great problem solver.

From your research on the company, you should be able to spell out what has attracted you to apply for the position – perhaps they focus on an area of research that you enjoy or would like to become involved with; maybe they offer opportunities that competitors do not; or possibly they are active in a field that interests you. Be careful, though, do not pretend to have an interest in something that you do not – your deception will be noticed.

The Intel Pentium Quad Core Intel I3, I5, and I7 processors.

☛ Router/Hub,

☛ LAN cards and

☛ LAN cables.