As a graduate w/ no professional experience I’ve found it difficult to perform in interviews when they ask technical questions, any advice?
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- @Ioana Luca that honestly sounds like it’d help a lot! And also just make me more confident knowing I have the basics behind me! Thanks so much for replying
- @Sarah Boris that really helps out and is so encouraging! Thank you so much for sharing this with me :)
- @ɐɹoᗡ ɐuu∀ ˥ Absolutely, the amount of online resources is endless!I am honestly so ready to learn, I feel that I have the basic knowledge and understanding, however, am lacking the technical vocabulary to express my thoughts. But, for sure, consuming educational content can help with that!Thanks so much for your reply!
- @Peter Jackson definitely, I can appreciate that a lot! I find thats a really good way to look at the interviewing process! Thanks so much for your reply Peter!
- Lack of professional experience can make interviews difficult.Technical questions ask for technical answers.Maybe, at this stage, view an interview as a way of gaining experience and finding out what questions keep coming up.Treat it as a way to tap into their knowledge.See it as an opportunity for you to interview them.Experience will bring answers.
- Hi Maria,In the age of the internet if there is just one thing that is awesome is the free knowledge. So have a bit of research what are the common techinal questions on your fields and what is the right answer for. Simply as it is. Most of the knowledge what you know will come like this, not from university education.Also on a junior level attitude is way more important than kowledge, as long as you have the reasonable amount of knowledge. People don't hire the most knowledgable person but the one who feels like the best fit.
- Hello Maria,it's ok not to know everything especially when you have just graduated. If you are asked a technical question and don't know, be honest with the interviewer and let them know openly - instead emphasize that you're up for learning and you can bounce back with a question on skill development opportunities in their company and mentoring possibilities. The workplace should be a place to thrive, develop and learn especially when you are starting out. If you show you are keen and honest that should be pretty good skills to get you started. I found that in many work places people shy away from saying they don't know or from asking questions. I would much rather a curious colleague who is just starting out with an inquisitive and proactive mindset.
- I would say it depends on how technical the questions are and your technical knowledge. A good start for a recent graduate is to get familiarized with the most used platforms at the moment (such as Google Suite, Microsoft Office) and any other tools that are used in the area you would like to work in and are easily accessible. One way to learn the basics of these tools is to watch tutorials on youtube, or even practice yourself, get familiarized with how things work. And if you find that it's easy for you to understand the basics of how these tools work even without guidelines, during interviews you can say that you know 'this and this' and you've come to see that you're a fast learner and your passion for this area contributes to your excitement of learning even more. This of course if you indeed like the tech side of things. I would suggest though if you find that it's not something you like or it requires a lot of effort from your side to understand how it works, to look for something that you are truly passionate about and know you are good at (soft skills included).
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