And no deliberate typo that time either :-) ---Blackberried
-----Original Message----- From: "Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:51:28 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>Subject: RE: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) That's why you are a consultant now. :) From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 2:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) Maybe we are at different career stages but I also want to know: who I will be reporting to what is their personality style what is their mgmt style are they a micro manager are they a jerk give me work to do, get out of my way and let me get the work done. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/> From: John Doe <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) So, I've found a System Administrator job that might be a great match for me. I have a second interview coming soon. Trying to look beyond all the technical and personal questions they ask to try to weed out a good candidate, and find out other questions I should be asking THEM. I interview well, and have impressed them a lot already. My goal here is to make sure the is a good fit for BOTH parties. I'm quite happy with my current job, but I need a bigger challenge and a more stable/profitable company. It's not driven by money, but it helps. About me (I post to this list somewhat frequently, but changed my name to avoid coming up in Google searches by my current employer). 11 years experience Going from a shop of about 25 users at a 24/7 company to a shop of 120 employees at a 8-5 company. Here are a few questions I have been brainstorming. Any advice is appreciated!!! Questions: Advantages of working here? What do you like about working here? Would there be any objection to consulting for my previous employer? I wouldn't want to leave them high and dry. What are things your organization has done recently to show how it values its employees? How long was the previous Sys Admin employed here? (Has there been a lot of turnaround?) What were the major strengths and weaknesses of the last person who held this job? What are your current IT Struggles/Projects? What are the most immediate challenges of the position that need to be addressed in the first three months? What are the training and development opportunities? How many people are at Help Desk level and how skilled are they? How often do Help Desk tickets get escalated to the Sys Admin role? Are there any reservations you have about my fit for the position that I could try to address? Technical: Which Hardware Vendor? Virtualization Platform? What are your uptime requirements on critical servers like email? Do you have a current maintenance window? Do you have systems that need to be accessed by clients 24/7/365? Current Disaster Recovery methodology? How often is it tested? What are your Recovery Point and Recovery Time Objectives? Mobile Device Management? Phone platform? Vendor? How well solid is the Network Documentation? Can I see some diagrams/maps/examples? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
