hi there my name is Richard McMunn from
the interview training company past my
interview com and in this tutorial I'm
going to teach you how to pass an IT
interview and in particular I'm going to
give you a number of IT interview
questions and more importantly some high
scoring answers so it does not matter
what type of IT position you're being
interviewed for please do stick around
and watch it from beginning to end
because I believe it's going to make a
huge difference to your preparation and
performance at your interview now before
I get into the tips the interview
questions and answers for your IT
interviewer very warm welcome to this
tutorial my name is Richard McMunn
that's me there in the center and I've
been helping people for 20 years now to
pass their interviews I always focus on
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thank you thank you very much so the
skills and attributes that we need to
make sure you demonstrate during your IT
interview are and these are created in
line with an IT job description and
that's the best way to prepare and pass
your IT interview so we have to
demonstrate that you have an ability to
carry out IT related tasks and projects
both on time and to budget also you need
to be able to work with others within
the IT department or team to achieve the
strategic aims of the organization
number three you have to utilize
effective problem solving and analytical
skills and also be able to communicate
effectively especially whilst
interacting with non-technical
individuals teams and also stakeholders
because your level of expertise and
technical knowledge will be far higher
than that than theirs
so therefore you have to communicate in
a way in in a manner that they
understand ok let's get straight into
these IT interview questions and answers
question number one tell me about
yourself and why you will be a strong
fit for this IT position so this will be
the first question it's the tell me
about yourself question or the introduce
yourself so
want to get your IT interview off on a
positive and strong note and this is how
to do it here's my suggested answer I am
someone who takes their work seriously
has a strong passion for IT and all that
comes with the role and I'm also someone
who very much enjoys solving both simple
and complex IT issues now although I am
comfortable working on my own
I also gain a lot of job satisfaction
from working as part of a team on
difficult and challenging IT projects I
am a strong fit for this position
because I not only have an abundance of
relevant experience that is a match for
the job description but I also have the
appropriate levels of technical
knowledge to be able to excel in the
role if you hire me in this IT position
I feel you will be impressed with my
strong work ethics and my desire to
continually improve and develop to
basically stay at the top of my game
within the IT industry so that's a great
answer and you know a lot of people when
they say tell me about yourself they
focus on what they do outside of work
now the interview panel are not
interested in what you do outside of
work they're interested what you can do
for them so that is a positive answer
it's loaded with positive keywords and
phrases but also you're demonstrating do
you understand what's important to them
you know what's important to the hiring
manager or the employer and you're
giving it to them in that answer and
next question now by the way if you do
want a copy of these I'm gonna tell you
where you can download the full set of
IT interview questions and answers soon
but you can either take notes or just
stick around and I'll tell you where to
download them why do you want this
particular IT job and what is attracted
you to our company now it's a guaranteed
question why do you want to work for our
company but I'm going to do two parts to
this why do you want this particular job
and what is attracted you to our company
here's my suggested answer in very
simple terms I am now at a stage in my
career where I feel ready for a new
challenge where I can test and push my
skills to the limit I've had some
fantastic IT jobs over the years but
this one I am most excited about you are
clearly a forward-thinking an innovative
organization who has big plans for the
future
I tend to stay in IT roles for quite a
long period of time and I see myself
progressing and advancing with your
company providing of course your
with my IT skills which nothing you will
be I am I absolutely love working in IT
and I'm extremely passionate about
delivering great results for my employer
and also coming up with new and
innovative solutions to IT related
problems so that's another strong answer
that demonstrates you've you've given
consideration to why you want that job
but also what is attracted you to their
company next question what are the most
important skills in IT and why so we
need to think about what they want to
hear from their perspective so here's my
sample answer a competent IT
professional will need to have numerous
skills and attributes to be successful
however the most important ones are
planning and execution so within IT you
are ultimately responsible for
delivering the project or task on time
and to budget now the only way you can
successfully achieve these goals is to
plan thoroughly and execute the delivery
of your plan if you fail in these two
areas the client or your employer is let
down and the consequences can obviously
be far-reaching in addition to planning
effectively and the thorough execute
execution of that plan you also need to
communicate effectively both in writing
and verbally have outstanding
motivational skills be enthusiastic
about the project you're working on have
a flexible approach to the tasks be
unwavering in the face of adversity and
challenges and also be confident in your
own and your team's abilities I believe
I have all of these skills and qualities
and I can be relied upon to deliver
fantastic results on budget and also on
time so it's another stronger answer
that is giving the interview panel what
they want to hear now I'm going to give
you two more IT questions so please do
stick around but if you want to copy of
the full set of our team to be questions
and answers there is a link that's
appeared in the top right hand corner of
that screen if you click that it will
take you through to my website pass my
interview comm where you can download
the full set of IT interview questions
and answers let's move on to the next
ITN terview question how would you begin
a newly assigned IT project here we go
one of the most important things for me
is clarity now unless you gain total
clarity at the start of the project or
task it is likely to fail at some stage
down the line so I will always start off
any IT project with
the initiation phase now this is where I
define the reason for the project is
purpose and the technical requirements
so once I've completed this stage of the
process I can then move on to the
planning stage and define the people the
resources and the finances needed to
complete the project to the standards
and specification needed once I have all
of this information I can then set to
work on the IT tasks with a view to
completing it successfully so that shows
that you have a set process and that you
will follow with all newly assigned IT
projects so there's some thought and
purpose behind it which is important
next question how would you ensure a
difficult IT task or project is
delivered on time and to budget so
here's my sample answer I believe all
difficult IT tasks and projects are
successfully delivered by three ways
proper planning proper execution
execution of the action phase and also a
flexible approach to working now the
planning phase is always done in advance
of the project start date and this
allows me to plan for any eventualities
I will always create a vision board
during the planning phase to identify
the key issues that could arise this is
important because it then allows me to
prepare in advance for any eventuality
then if something happens to put the
project off-track it is not a surprise
because I have a contingency plan in
place to deal with it now the action
phase is where I follow my training and
use my technical experience to deliver
the objective of the task or project now
finally by having a flexible and
open-minded approach to the task or
project you're not set in your ways and
blinkered by your own thinking and by
using a methodical way to complete all
IT tasks ensures I will always deliver
them on time and on budget so it's
another stronger answer to that IT
interview question don't forget if you
want to download the full set of
interview questions please do click that
linking and go through and take a look
at my recommended IT interview questions
to help you pass your interview I hope
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wish you all the best for passing your
IT interview have a great day