Hewlett Packard Confidential

Interviewing

Mike Shelton, Penny Garrison

Resume

• Objective (What you want to do, Greatest Strength)

• Course Work • GPA• Projects• Computer Languages• Experience• Extra’s (Leadership Opportunities, Clubs, Hobbies)• Succinct, not wordy• Review (Professor, Career Center, Current/Previous

Employer)

Career Fair• Dress To Impress• Resume in Hand• Elevator Speech

−30 seconds or less−Who are you−What can you do for me−Experience−GPA−Career Interests−Favorite Courses/Projects

• Eye Contact• Personal Space

Interview - Phone

• No Computers or Books• Prepare

−Fundamentals• Data Structures• Sophomore Type Classes

−Problem Solving• What is the Job

−Responsibilities−Location

• What is next?• Am I Interested?

Interview - Technical

• Preparation−Focus on Fundamentals −Depth of technical knowledge

• What Employer is looking for−What do you know now−What can you learn

• Questions−Compare and Contrast a Heap and a Stack

• What are they looking for?

−Write a method that ….• Don’t Panic

Interview - Manager

• Don’t Control the Interview• Keep answers to around 2 minutes (or less)• Think about what you want the interviewer to

know about your strengths as you answer• Real world examples• Focus is behavioral instead of technical

−How you work−How you interact with others−Talents−Weaknesses−Blindsides

• Did you answer the question clearly?