[Phpwm] Interview Techniques

[Alex Mace]

Simplest pieces of advice I can give are these:

Prepare for the interview. You don't always get asked questions about  
what you know about the company, but if they do they'll be much more  
impressed if you've taken an interest in what they do.

If you're not sure what they mean by a question, ask for more  
information. If you don't know the answer to a question, say so. I  
always look for people trying to bullshit in interviews - no one knows  
everything. If I were employing someone I'd rather they asked a  
question about something they didn't understand than keeping quiet and  
wasting time when someone else might know the answer or how to find  
the answer.

If you don't get offered the job - ask for feedback and try to learn  
from it and do better next time.

Hope that helps and good luck!

Alex

On 2 Mar 2009, at 11:30, Gavin Kimpson wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I am currently working as PHP Web Developer but I'm applying for PHP  
> developer roles nearer to Birmingham so I am going through the  
> dreaded interview process again.
>
> I've had one so far which went ok but I just wondered what advice  
> you guys may have for interviews, or even things you've done/said in  
> previous interviews that you thought got you the job.
>
> I just wondered really as you guys are the php gurus around here and  
> every little thing helps and all that :)
>
> Cheers :)
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