If you are freshly graduated or have been graduated for a while and are finding the recent IT job market difficult to break into then read our best IT related interview tips for coding and programmers jobs and things you should be made aware of if you are requested for interview.

Weak Spots and Development It is vital to be aware where you need to enhance your skills, If your only experience of programming is in Haskell and the position available consists of some Object Oriented languages like Java then it’s highly important that you prepare by reading up and start teaching yourself – inform the interviewer and make a point of it. It will show that you are aware that you need to learn and are the type of person who is trying to improve their experience level outside of working hours. Many companies will then take time to train you especially when they can see you have the intellect as well as the willingness to improve your skill base.

Relevant Experiences When you’re a candidate straight out of university then you may not have had much practical working experience , applying your knowledge in real life working environments then, make sure you highlight areas such as team projects and any support you provided to other students as well as your ability to project manage your final year. Chances are if your application made it to interview stage that the company is looking for someone with little experience but lots of fresh innovative ideas. Have faith in yourself! If you don’t then who else will?

Know the programming language in Question Read the job specification carefully and do not apply if you have no experience of the programme in question. If you are an expert PHP coder but have very limited .NET skill and in the position available .NET programming will feature heavily in the job role, then use your intellegance and at least know basic constructs and standard object libraries for .NET.

Tests in Interview It is quite usual to set IT professionals a test to make sure you have the essential practical skills and test your reactions under pressure. Going back to the previous point, it may be easier to understand the test if you know a bit about the background of the person who has set the test for you, so basic research and learning the language is a must.

IT Working Environment Ask probing questions about the current working structure you may find yourself working in, question them about the seating arrangements, do they practice extreme programming, brainstorming or other activities and ask if they have strategies to relieve stress! Questions like this depict that you are seriously thinking about becoming an employee at the company.