Chris wrote: > Hi Dennis, > First, good luck on the interview. > 1. Thought process - so talk out loud as you think about the > question/problem. > 2. Confidence and grace under pressure - I often hand a programmer > a circuit board, piece of equipment or something else that is out > of that persons core area and ask them "how would you > test/fix/learn about this?" > 3. Attention to detail - Use paper or a white board if you can, > jot down ideas and TALK with your interviewer, don't just answer > the question. > My most successful candidates and my most successful interviews > have always been when I stopped acting like an interviewee and > started acting like an engineer. This part should probably be > under #2. > 4. Stand up for yourself - There may be no right or wrong answer. > It's how professionally you defend your position that counts. > Depending on the job and candidate I may disagree with the > candidate and deliberately make a WRONG statement. I want to see > if he will call me on it. > > Anyway, I'm short on time this morning and have to run but I hope > these pointers help. > > Again, good luck. New jobs are always fun! I just noticed that you > posted this three days ago so I hope you see this in time to help. > > Chris Actually they are more happy than me to see me inside,... but the interviewer =BF? has go away on vacation. So I have to wait two more weeks. Thank you very much for your inputs and wishes. Regards, Dennis Crawley Argentina -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist