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Christopher Bodnar Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 [email protected] The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America www.guardianlife.com From: "Guyer, Don" <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 08/17/2012 11:30 AM Subject: RE: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) Legend......ary! Regards, Don Guyer Catholic Health East - Information Technology Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 email: [email protected] Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440 For immediate assistance, please open a Service Desk ticket or call the helpdesk @ 610-492-3839. -----Original Message----- From: ANDREW F OFALT [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 10:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) hire the guy with the beard-combover, he was wearing a nice shirt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo6raY--NnM ----- Original Message ----- > Wear a suit and tie (assuming male gender) or similar business attire if female. Don't wear a polo shirt and kaki's, even if the environment is jeans and t-shirt. Given two equally qualified candidates – one who showed up dressed like I’d expect him to show up at work or the customer site and one that showed up in a full suit thing, I’d likely hire the guy that was dressed to fit in. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 From: Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Questions to ask an interviewer (Sys Admin) OK, here are some thoughts on this. In my previous position within my current employer, I was responsible for interviewing the last 10 vacancies for Systems Engineers, so I have a decent amount of experience over the last few years related to this. My first question is whether you should be targeting a larger company, instead of a similar small business. If you have 11 years experience, and your main issue is a greater challenge. I'm not sure switching to another SMB environment is the way to go. I'd target medium sized environments in the 2K-10K user range. You will get a significantly greater range of experiences and much more room for career advancement. If you are happy and want to stay in the SMB market, that is great. Just a suggestion. As for the questions you want to ask during the 2nd interview. Always a very good idea. Just keep it to a minimum. You have over 20 questions listed. Don't ask all of them. I would limit it to 2 or 3 at the most. From your list my suggestions would be: What do you like about working here? How long was the previous Sys Admin employed here? (Has there been a lot of turnaround?) I think most of the technical questions you could work into the interview itself as you are answering questions. Here are a few other suggestions, going on the assumption that the first interview was over the phone and this will be the first face-to-face interview: Wear a suit and tie (assuming male gender) or similar business attire if female. Don't wear a polo shirt and kaki's, even if the environment is jeans and t-shirt. Good handshake and direct eye contact. Bring a copy of your resume with you Don't be vague. Answer questions directly. If you don't know something TELL THEM!!!! Never try to BS on a topic you don't know. Good luck with the interview. Christopher Bodnar Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 [email protected] The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America www.guardianlife.com From: John Doe < [email protected] > To: "NT System Admin Issues" < [email protected] > Date: 08/16/2012 12:46 PM 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? 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