Global Information Technology
ISSUE
02
JobPrep
February 2012
The Voice of Career Insight
In this issue
Sample Interview Questions
IT Salaries back to 2008 levels P.1/P.2 Sample Interview Questions P.1 How to Create a Strong Password P.2
1.
Tell me about yourself.
2.
Walk me through your
Writing Thank You Notes P.4 resume. 3.
What courses / certifications have you tak-
4.
5.
6.
Over the past year, the average IT salary has seen a
from $73,934. But some IT pros saw nice pay boosts
en?
modest increase of 0.81 percent to $78,299, putting over-
whereas other took losses over the past year. The
Why are you interested
all compensation back at January 2008 levels. That may
biggest winners at large enterprises (in terms of pay
in X? (X = function)
not be cause for partying like it's 1999, but Janco's 2012
increase by percentage) include:
What are your career
IT Salary Survey, which it officially released on Jan. 10,
goals?
does contain nuggets of good news for certain IT profes-
What
does
success
mean to you? 7.
8.
9.
10.
IT salaries edge up back to 2008 Levels!
Describe
your
sionals.
33,100 IT jobs since last January, while layoffs have ta-
job.
pered off. Still, cost cutting remains a high priority at or-
Why do you want to
ganizations nationwide, which has led to increased hiring
work at X? (X = compa-
of part-time and contract IT employs
ny)
working on critical projects. Full-
What is the most im-
timers, meanwhile, have continued
portant thing you look
to see a reduction in benefits. For
for in an employer?
example, IT professionals are re-
What
concerns
you
about our company?
quired to pay for a greater portion of
boost of 6.7 percent from $53,754 to $57,358 Programmers/analysts, who enjoyed an average
In general, according to Janco, the United States added ideal
Network services supervisors, who got an average
total increase of 6.14 percent from $75,420 to $80,051 VPs of technical services, who saw their total pay increase by 5.36 percent from $141,531 to $149,118 LAN application support analysts, who reaped an average 5.13 percent salary in-
In general, according to Janco, the United States added 33,100 IT jobs since last January, while
their health insurance. Meanwhile, bonuses have been reduced or eliminated at many companies.
crease from $60,075 to $63,159 Librarians, who earn 5.12 percent more than a year ago, up from $43,770 to $46,010 At midsize companies, the biggest winners included:
Librarians,
whose
total
average
compensation
jumped 11.35 percent from $41,037 to $45,694
On the other hand, companies are increasingly offering
Computer operations shift managers, who now earn
IT professionals more flexible work schedules as the
on average $68,187, up 10.75 percent over last year's
recovery takes hold, which, according to Janco, repre-
$61,569
sents low-cost, high-value benefit for employees and employers alike. Digging into the numbers, IT pros at large companies
Change control analysts, whose total salary increased by 6.57 percent from $51,636 to $55,030 Computer operations managers, who take home
earn $81,644 on average, up from $81,273. Those at
$86,287, up 6.46 percent from
midsize companies take home $74,435, up 1.19 percent
$81,051 Continued on page 2.