Job Questions > What was your best interview experience like > Wayne's Answer

Probably my best or favorite interview was the 4th stage interview with a Director at Avanade, Inc. He came to the lobby and retrieved me and like an oaf, I proceeded to drop a paper from my development portfolio on the floor. We went through the odd and awkward dance of trying to both pick it up at once. With this potentially awkward and devastating event, he chose to laugh it off and open a line of discussion about the pressure of interviewing. It was a real ice-breaker for me.

In the ensuing interview in his office, we discussed my background, my interests, my experience, the standard fare. and then we started a general discussion of technology. My thoughts on various bits of virtualization, competitive positions of Microsoft products against offerings in Linux and the roadmap for each side going forward. It felt more like an open and candid technology discussion between two technologists than it did an actual interview. He was up-front with me and told me outright that his job during this interview was to make the final determination of whether or not Avanade should hire me, and if so, what level I should be brought in at.

The personable, approachable, technology oriented approach to this senior interview was well appreciated and enabled me to sustain a higher level of confidence and animation than I think would otherwise have been the case.