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5 Tips to Crack it as an Application Administrator
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Application administrators aren't developers or
mere users. Application Managers or
Administrators are critical for keeping and
maintaining the applications which your
organization relies on for running the
operations.   Application Managers install,
update, tune, diagnose and babysit both internal
and third-party applications. 
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The need for application administrators has
expanded significantly, as businesses today
increasingly depend upon licensed software for
operations rather than developing it in
house. The trend is for organizations to develop
only the software that defines the core
functionality and uses third party software for
basic applications like for payroll and
HR.  While this trend may sound like bad news
for local software developers, it represents an
opportunity for other IT professionals.
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• We will discuss a few tips to crack an
  Application Administrators job interview
• 1. Know your target
• Take time to learn about your target companies.
  What are their needs and motivations? Worries,
  stress, and goals? Understanding the job
  responsibilities is critical as the organization
  is heavily dependent upon this role.
• 2. Showcase skills sets
• Role of an application administrator demands 4
  important skills which are 
• Technical knowledge
• Investigation and diagnostic skills
• Knowledge of supporting tools
• Ability to work independently and communicate.
• Make sure that you can put a tick mark on all the
  above as any organization would look for these
  four basic qualities in the candidates. 
• Polish your skills according to the market demand
  to stay updated and to sustain in the competitive
  and cutting-edge market of the 21st Century! 

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• 3. Demonstrate experience
• The ability to demonstrate experience in areas
  like customer service, application support, IT
  infrastructure support, process automation, etc
  are critical to impress the interviewer. The role
  is so sensitive that an organization cannot put
  someone in charge of such a critical
  functionality, who is inexperienced. You should
  be well acquainted with the latest developments
  in the industry and should process knowledge on
  the latest trends in the market. Remember an
  organization looks for people who can take the
  business to a successful future.

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4. Prepare yourself for the technical
questions Being in a highly technical position
that demands a superior level of command over
programming languages, troubleshooting skills,
communication skills (as the administrator will
be a communication point between different
departments), you should prepare yourself with
all the possible interview questions. There could
be a practical test as well wherein you would be
asked to perform a particular task to show
whether you are qualified enough for the job. Do
not panic or become nervous, as a demonstration
of practical knowledge is the best way to get
selected!!
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5. Show your integrity The application
administrator has unlimited access to the
sensitive and valuable database of the
organization and has the ability to control them.
This means the position demands you to be a
person with the highest level of integrity while
performing the duties entrusted upon you. You
should be well aware of what to talk about and
whom to talk with, without compromising on the
integrity or confidentiality of the
organizations data. The administrator also has
the power to decide who should be given access to
read, modify or delete such data. This power must
be exercised with care and diligence. The
organization will only look for a professional,
in filling a post of system engineer
professionalism is what defines the role of an
application engineer.
If you as an individual are seeking the job of an
application manager and wish to succeed in the
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