Use these 3 pointers to fly through your first computer forensic interview

Have you always wanted to work in computer forensics and now finally you’ve been invited to an interview. But how should you prepare? Well, the first thing to do is to get the interview into perspective and develop the right mindset.

Computer forensic job interviews take all sorts of different formats, with some being very technical while others are a mix of technical skills, competencies and personality.

Here are 3 pointers to help you fly through your interview:

1. Technical Questions

The technical level you need to demonstrate differs depending on the job and organisation. Just make sure you do all the obvious things beforehand, like researching the mentioned areas in the job description, reading forums, etc.

The golden rule here is to not try and bluff your way through when you don’t know the answer. If you are not technically strong enough for a role, there really is nothing you can do about it on the day.

2. Competencies

Most interviewers will focus their questions around the following competencies: Interpersonal skills, problem solving and decision making, planning and organizing, information handling and analysis, written/oral communication skills and team working.

The best thing to do is to prepare two/three examples of each before the interview. This preparation should avoid you having to desperately think of new examples under pressure on the day.

3. Personality

Always remember, if the interviewer doesn’t like you then it is very unlikely that you will be successful. When answering technical questions it can be easy to become almost robotic with your answers and that often leads to people failing in computer forensic interviews because they don’t allow their personality to come through.

If you don’t land the computer forensic job you were hoping for, it really isn’t the end of the world. So learn from experience and make sure to use these 3 pointers to land the job you’ve dreamed of!

Prepare well, be yourself and good luck!

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