More job gubbins
Accenture decided that they didn't like me all that much, and I can't say I'm too surprised. I didn't think the interview went as well as it should have done, and besides; it's their loss!
However, the interview I went to on Wednesday, for a job with the Press Association, went much better. I was much more relaxed during the interview itself, answered the questions well (although I spent the whole journey home on the train thinking of more stuff I should have said, but I guess that's always the way), and I had a really good vibe from the whole thing.
The interview wasn't the whole thing though, there was a technology quiz before; 7 questions in 30 mins. I hadn't been worrying too much about it while I was preparing for the interview, as I'm pretty much on top of technology stuffs.
Except these questions weren't really *about* technology, but rather design principles. Here they are, let me know what you think!
Now, with the exception of the MPEG stuff, I know I covered all that in my degree. I particularly remember learning about Dublin Core and RDF in the Mobile and Ubiquitous module, but I couldn't for the life of me remember anything about it! I was completely unprepared for these questions, and although I gave the best answers I could in the time, I think that it might detract from my performance in the interview.
I also had to give a 10 min ppt presentation on "What evolving Information Technologies will multimedia publishers need to master so that they are competitive in rapidly changing digital markets?" which also went quite well, I think.
I should hear back either tomorrow or at the start of next week. Here's hoping!
However, the interview I went to on Wednesday, for a job with the Press Association, went much better. I was much more relaxed during the interview itself, answered the questions well (although I spent the whole journey home on the train thinking of more stuff I should have said, but I guess that's always the way), and I had a really good vibe from the whole thing.
The interview wasn't the whole thing though, there was a technology quiz before; 7 questions in 30 mins. I hadn't been worrying too much about it while I was preparing for the interview, as I'm pretty much on top of technology stuffs.
Except these questions weren't really *about* technology, but rather design principles. Here they are, let me know what you think!
- What do you know about design patterns, which ones have you come across?
- Explain your understanding of a UML use case and explain at which stages it would be appropriate to use it
- Say what you understand by metadata and explain the significance of the Dublin Core
- What do you understand by Information Architecture? Why is it important?
- Give three areas in which content management can be used to improve the effectiveness of an organisation
- What are the main features of MPEG4, MPEG7 and MPEG21
- What is RDF and why is it important?
Now, with the exception of the MPEG stuff, I know I covered all that in my degree. I particularly remember learning about Dublin Core and RDF in the Mobile and Ubiquitous module, but I couldn't for the life of me remember anything about it! I was completely unprepared for these questions, and although I gave the best answers I could in the time, I think that it might detract from my performance in the interview.
I also had to give a 10 min ppt presentation on "What evolving Information Technologies will multimedia publishers need to master so that they are competitive in rapidly changing digital markets?" which also went quite well, I think.
I should hear back either tomorrow or at the start of next week. Here's hoping!
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