telephone interview for a computer/network forensic position that could be worked remotely? I always pictured this kind of work as "hands on," i.e one physically images suspect drive on site, then goes to an on-site forensics lab to do actualy analysis.
The organization is a very large bank.
Thanks,
MJ DeYoung, CCE
Greetings,
I'm not sure what your question is. Could you elaborate?
I do a lot of work remotely, even when on site. In some situations, we have large server farms for ediscovery/forensics that are best managed in a data center. Mind you, there are a lot of security controls in place, but it is workable.
-David
Yeah, same here…not sure what the question is…
If you asking for advice on how to handle the interview if someone is interviewing you, and what to do in the situation presented, I'd highly recommend that you just be honest. It's a "Very Bad Thing ™" to score big on the interview and then get there and have it become obvious that you have NO idea what you're talking about, let alone doing…
Hi,
This is the situation I was contacted for a computer forensic position for a large bank. I received my CCE about two months ago, but I also have IT help desk and some programming experience in addition to a legal background.
I told the interviewer that I was not able to relocate at the present time. She said she would forward that to the hiring manager, but wanted to schedule a telephone interview for later this week. She (HR person) said that the company does have remote positions, but she wasn't sure about this one. I contacted her a few days ago to see if she heard back from the hiring manager…she said he had not responded back to her yet. So, as of now I guess the interview is still on. Q. It's driving me crazy that I still have no idea if this position is a "remote" one. I don't know if the hiring manager didn't respond back b/c he's away, doesn't check his email that often, or what. Or, perhaps it is a "remote" (work from home position) and he simply decided to do the telephone interview and take it from there.
I'm trying to figure out the likelihood of this being a "remote" position, and IF so, what type of questions I may be asked.
thanks,
MJ DeYoung, CCE
Greetings,
I'd have a hard time hiring a forensics examiner who only worked remotely. I could see moving someone from local to remote after they'd been with the firm for awhile. There's a lot of corporate culture that comes from working directly with people, and a lot of investigative process and procedure as well.
Maybe the bank has a local branch near you where you could work. Maybe they'd bring you to the corporate offices periodically to help with the culture and team building.
I'd go with the flow and not stress too much. You were honest with them. Continue to be honest and see where it goes.
-David
Look at the interview as a chance to learn and don't sweat it. I know of very few CF positions that would involve NO travel and, in my experience, corporate CF units typically want you located where you can do the most good, though if you are simply an incident responder and not a hands-on examiner/analyst it may be less important. I have done CF work for financial institutions and most of the time the CF investigator/analyst is part of a risk management/incident response team so I'd be surprised if they would be happy with you working remotely, but who knows. Also remember that you may be called to testify in the jurisdiction in which the event occurred and that may guide their decision as to whether or not to consider you.
If they are impressed enough that they feel that they cannot do without you, they may be willing to make some concessions. On the other hand, if you are unequivocally unwilling to relocate, you should note that at the beginning so that they don't feel that you have wasted their time. If there is some middle ground, I'd not that as well.
As for the questions, I wouldn't sweat it. The first interview is going to help them determine whether it is worthwhile to entertain going forward which means that they'll want to know more about you than what you know. I doubt that they would hire you sight unseen so consider this more of a screening than a do or die interview.
Don't inflate your experience or knowledge as in these kinds of positions, they'll most certainly check your references, etc. As long as you don't mislead them from the start, use the interview for the experience. If you think of it that way, you are less likely to be flustered.
Thanks Kovar and Seanmcl! As bad as I would love to land a full time CF gig, I guess this situation is out of my hands at this point and I should just relax and go with the flow. Thanks Again for your responses, they gave me a realistic idea of what to expect, i.e. unlikely that this out of state position is remote! but, we'll see - I'll let you know by the end of this week.
Mike D, CCE