Most Common Interview Question And Answer For Storage Administrator

Most Common Interview Question And Answer - Storage Administrator

In this blog we will discuss some of the most common interview question for storage administrator. In my opinion and experience these interview question are very common. I have taken and given almost more than 30 interview in my storage administrator career and I feel you must prepare these interview question before you attend any interview for storage admin.

Some expert says that you have to give your best during the interview. I strongly beg to differ there. Your interview process starts the moment you decided to switch. You must research about the Job Profile and the possible interview question and its answer. You should not only get the answer but you need wake up your inside actor and rehearsal the answer as well.

Below are the most common interview questions for storage admin job which you should prepare before attending any interview.

Storage Admin Interview Question

Question 1: Tell Me about yourself ?

This question is very common and important interview question but the answer of this question will decide how your,s entire interview round will go. Based on your answer only, interview panel will generate next set of question. So take your time and prepare a good answer. Below are the some points which may help you.

Speak for at least two minutes unless the panel stops you. Try to segment your roles into various section. Such as what you have done during your initial days and for how many years. Then mention about your new role. Don't forget to add that the new role was assigned based on your good performance. If you are fresher along with your day to day operation mention what high level activity you have done. It may be simple implementation or any severity calls you were joining.

If you have experience with many companies then divide your answer based on roles assigned to you in each of the company. Finally Conclude your statement by saying what is your current roles and responsibility.

Question 2: Why You Are Looking For Change ?

Along with the interview panel you also know why you are looking for change and the answer is hike but in this case honesty is not the best policy you should never mention that hike is the reason for Job Change. Below are some points which may help you to build the answer for it.

Try to answer in a diplomatic way. Think of an answer which will show your positive attitude. Your answer must indicate your learning attitude a well. Do not complain about your current company, package or about your manager no matter how frustrated you are with them.

Some possible answer may be that your current project’s contract is going to over and you will be on bench for uncertain period and you do not like to be on bench. Another possible answer is that your project does not have much scope in technical field and you want to pursue your career in technical aspect.

Question 3: What Is Your Salary Expectation ?

Yes I agree that this interview question can make your dream true where money is falling from the sky and you are the only one to take all of it. But wake up from the dream, take a breath and start answering in such a way that the interview panel should feel money is not the only thing you are looking in this job. Below are the few point which may help you prepare an answer.

Research about the package for your level of experience from various source and then decide the best package that you can get it from the company. Always start with an explanation on your salary expectation. Always say salary expectation in range for example 10.5 to 11 so that there will always be a room for negotiation. Conclude your statement by mentioning that the salary expectation is negotiable. 

Possible answer is that I have read the job profile and i am suitable for this requirement and based on my technical expertise I feel XX-YY Lakhs will be an undeniable offer for this job.

Question 4: What Are The Storage Frame You Have Worked On ?

The main purpose of this question is to know how technically strong you are in storage. So you need to mention all storage technology that you have work worked on. You should not mention the storage technology that you have only heard of. You should mention the technology for which you have hands on experience.

Try to answer it in hierarchy way starting with most generalized field. For Example SAN or NAS. Then mention the various vendor and the respective storage frame. Don’t say the technology which you have only heard of. Mention those storage frames for which you have hands on experience.  If you have any extra skills apart from SAN and NAS then mention it as well for example scripting. If you are learning a new technology then mention it in your concluding statement.

Possible Answer: I do have knowledge on both SAN and NAS Technology Under SAN I have knowledge on EMC VNX and VMAX. I do have experience on  HP product like HPEVA, HP3PAR. I also have experience on Brocade and Cisco Switches. Once you complete the SAN part then jump to NAS part and mention the storage frame for which you have hands on experience.

Question 5: Have You Worked On Any Major Incident

The main purpose of the question is to know how capable you are in handling major incident. If you have not faced any major  incident do not say simply No think of a storage issue for which you have worked on from end to end and then convert that experience into an answer. Below are the few points which may help you to build the answer.

Tell about any incident that you have actually worked on. Mention what was your role in it. Try to answer it in narrative way. Conclude your statement by mentioning that the solution of the incident was properly documented by you.

Question 6: What Extra Value You Can Add To Company

This is the question where you can say about your extra skills that you have and how you can implement that skill to improve team performance. You should mention those skills only which are related to storage profile.

Mention about the extra skills that you have which was not there in job description. Don’t say about skills which are not related to job position. If you don’t have any extra skills then mention you are planning to learn something new. Try to say about the technology which is on trending. E.g. Scripting and Automation

Question 7: Do You Have Any Question For Us?

The answer of this question will help you to give an indication to the panel that how much you are interested for this job. You should not skip this question you must think of a question to ask the interview panel.

If you don’t have any question to ask don’t say simply no. Mention them that you have already researched about the profile and company and all your doubt were clarified. You can ask for any suggestion on your next step if you are through all rounds. You can ask any technical question which you were unable to answer. If the panel answer your question then don’t forget to say thank you.

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