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In an IT specialist interview, employers ask questions to determine your technical training, work experience, and communication skills. Expect the interviewer to ask technical questions that assess your coding, networking, and database management skills. Be prepared to discuss previous work projects as well as your problem-solving and time-management strategies.

Top IT Specialist Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Which software packages have you used on the job?

How to answer
How to answer: This question allows you to share your work experience with different software products. Be sure to include the product version you used. Discuss your preferred software packages, including detailed reasons for your preferences. It is also helpful to review the software packages used by the prospective employer so that you can highlight your experience with their product.
Question 2

Question #2: How do you deal with a project that does not go to plan?

How to answer
How to answer: Your answer to this question demonstrates your ability to problem-solve and make decisions under pressure. Describe a problematic project you have worked on in the past, including the steps you took to rectify issues and the outcome of your actions. Be sure to include lessons you learned from the experience.
Question 3

Question #3: What are the major differences between SOAP and REST?

How to answer
How to answer: Interviewers use technical questions to assess your technical training, understanding of Web API services, and communication skills. Be sure to include specific details of SOAP and REST in your answer. If possible, discuss circumstances in your work history that involved one or both API services.

57,715 it specialist interview questions shared by candidates

The interviewers did not read my entire resume and only concentrated on areas that I did not have any experience with, which was not even part of my resume. One person even mentioned this to me as I inquired if they had looked at my material. They told me the job required someone to know coding, even though the coding aspect is only a small piece of the job. The job itself had other descriptions that the interviewers fail to inquire about and only concentrated on what I lacked. I am more than qualified based on the job description. They also did not find me to have hands-on experience, which again is not true and my resume highlights many key factors showing hands-on approach. (this is what happens when you don't read someone's resume thoroughly). I was told that I was a very nice guy, but that I would not be a good fit due to lack of experience.
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Feb 23, 2018

The interviewers did not read my entire resume and only concentrated on areas that I did not have any experience with, which was not even part of my resume. One person even mentioned this to me as I inquired if they had looked at my material. They told me the job required someone to know coding, even though the coding aspect is only a small piece of the job. The job itself had other descriptions that the interviewers fail to inquire about and only concentrated on what I lacked. I am more than qualified based on the job description. They also did not find me to have hands-on experience, which again is not true and my resume highlights many key factors showing hands-on approach. (this is what happens when you don't read someone's resume thoroughly). I was told that I was a very nice guy, but that I would not be a good fit due to lack of experience.

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