Tips for an interview at a computer store?

[SuperDucky]

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone could give me tips on interviewing for sales in a computer shop... we're not talking PC World though!

So any advice on what I should prepare, what questions will I likely be asked? also what questions should I ask them?

thanks for any advice :)

p.s. I did'nt know whether this should go in general or tech

[Boyinabox]

Be enthusiastic and make sure you know your stuff.
If that doesn't work grow fat and get spots and you'll get the job by default. :D

[Snoon]

do you mean what kind of technical/pc related questions you'll probably be asked? i don't think it'll be anything beyond your general knowledge - a friend of mine worked in a pc shop and i think being able to spell computer was the height of her expertise. i'm sure they'll give you all the training you need.

[Smokey]

Wear a tie and make sure that you have questions to ask. There's little worse than a candidate who doesn't ask questions, it means they don't care.

They may well ask if you have any experience dealing with customers. Mention any situation you have as part of a team and times you have shown good communication skills.

[woodchip50]

any knowledge of computers and technical stuff would be good to flaunt but in many places they just want someone who seems positive, is charismatic and enthusiastic, and the like.

Im going in depth here but it should all help.

Body lang during interview:
Do not cross arms – REPEATE do not cross arms
Hold them in your lap.
Do not lean back into chair, sit up straight!
This is assuming your interview takes place in a chair.
Just keep it open and smile but not obsessively

If they make jokes laugh, butt kissing can go a long way but be adaptive, some bosses like their staff to be their own characters.

Make sure you have lots of questions. And they cant be about selfish things like pay or hours – these are not as good as oh I don’t know, but they need to be relative to the job.

Yup definitely reading too much into this....

Hmm, make sure you look smart ...

[gembird]

Make sure you have lots of questions. And they cant be about selfish things like pay or hours

Pretty sure that's actually okay if you're still studying or you have a family- if you ask at this early stage about how they deal with flexible hours for you in those situations most employers are pleased that you want to let them know things like that.

[Smokey]

Also be prepared for them to ask you how much you expect to be paid if it hasn't been stated. Every interview I've had recently has asked me that.

Hopefully I'll get that job with the free massages.

[DarkTrojan]

Don't.

[argh]

Don't point at a computer and say "I know a lot of computers, but whats that?"

[combatking0]

Some popular technical questions that might be thrown at you include:

What is the difference between a switch and a hub?
What is the difference between formatting a hard disk and converting a hard disk?
Which of these components is a (insert component name here)? (note that sometimes this is a trick question - the part to identify might not be there!)

They're the three I get asked the most often when going for technical jobs.

[Darkscull]

reformat C

[DoNotFeed]

Don't poop on the interviewer It will count against you

[Darkscull]

unless they're into that sort of thing.

[happy-go-lucky]

my cat is called scat. i didn't know about the other meaning of the word until we'd had him for about a year :(