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[Mister Zimbu]

- 1-2 years programming experience (academic experience counts).
- Knowledge of OOA, OOD, Design Patterns and UML.
- Knowledge of testing techniques (JUnit experience preferred).
- Knowledge of Java (J2EE experience preferred).
- Knowledge of web systems (HTML required, Javascript and CSS preferred).
- Knowledge of relational databases preferred.
- Knowledge of Cold Fusion preferred.
- PL SQL experience preferred.
- XML experience preferred.

What should I expect in there? The school's interviewing for a co-op software development position, and this is my first job interview.

The problem is that some of the "preferred" things (Cold Fusion mainly), I have no experience with. Should I go into the interview being open and honest about that? Or should I do a quick cram session tonight and claim I have experience with it?

Anything else I should expect?

 

[Pochacco]

From my experience, employers usually don't expect you to be an expert with their 'required' skills - at least for co-op positions.
I wouldn't tell them that you didn't know...but if the topic came out, just tell them that you're a quick learner.

 

[funkmasterb]

Learn a little bit about cold fusion tonight, be upfront about not having used it - but knowledgable about it's applications.

 

[Particle Physicist]

Learn a little bit about cold fusion tonight, be upfront about not having used it - but knowledgable about it's applications.

yeah, but only bring it up if asked. you are going to want to focus their attention on what you do know.. what you are good at.

 

[AntoneM]

It took me a few posts to realise that Cold Fusion was some sort of programming thing, I was thinking of real cold fusion. That would have been awesome, working for someone who is trying to develop cold fusion.

 

[NetMapel]

I would say if they bring up the ColdFusion question, just say that you don't use too much of it but have fiddled around with it a bit, and of course, you're a quick learner and is always opened to learning more of it. Then immediately talk about what you're good at to compensate for your lack of experience with ColdFusion.

 

[xsarien]

Regarding "preferred skills," or as I like to think of it, "real world extra credit":

If you're not familiar with anything they listed that might put a candidate over the top, be honest about it. The worst thing you can do for yourself in any interview - period - is lie about what you're capable of doing; you - and them - will learn the hard way when you're asked to put your alleged skills into play.

And then you'll be in a heap of trouble.

What you CAN say, and don't sound like an eager puppy when you do, is that you're a fast learner, and anything on that list of things they'd like can be learned relatively quickly.

 

[marko]

damn, quite a list they are looking for for a co-op.

 

[GG-Duo]

- 1-2 years programming experience (academic experience counts).
- Knowledge of OOA, OOD, Design Patterns and UML.
- Knowledge of testing techniques (JUnit experience preferred).
- Knowledge of Java (J2EE experience preferred).
- Knowledge of web systems (HTML required, Javascript and CSS preferred).
- Knowledge of relational databases preferred.
- Knowledge of Cold Fusion preferred.
- PL SQL experience preferred.
- XML experience preferred.

If you have taken a software engineering course, then you should have a large chunk of that stuff already.