Data Center Operations Interview Questions

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Electrical Describe type of circuit breakers Describe type of transformers Describe power triangle Describe apperant true reactive power How would you act if you were told to remove a motor ? Mechanical How to calculate heat power of any device How does chiller work How refrigerant system work What are the reason of high pressure on chiller ? What would you do if humidity is high ? What is CRAC ,CRAH ? Principle Leadership Tell me about a time when you made a hard decision to sacrifice short term gain for something that would create long term value for the business. What was the outcome? Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently? Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner. What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? Tell me about a time that you chose to get involved in a project that you had already transitioned to somebody else. What was the situation? Why was it important to get involved? Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner. What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? Tell me about a situation that required you to dig deep to get to the root cause. How did you know you were focusing on the right things? What was the outcome? Would you have done anything differently? Safety What does safe workplace mean ? What are the PPEs? Do you have to put on all PPE? How would you act if there is hazardous issue ?
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Data Center Operations Technician

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Jan 17, 2024

Electrical Describe type of circuit breakers Describe type of transformers Describe power triangle Describe apperant true reactive power How would you act if you were told to remove a motor ? Mechanical How to calculate heat power of any device How does chiller work How refrigerant system work What are the reason of high pressure on chiller ? What would you do if humidity is high ? What is CRAC ,CRAH ? Principle Leadership Tell me about a time when you made a hard decision to sacrifice short term gain for something that would create long term value for the business. What was the outcome? Knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently? Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner. What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? Tell me about a time that you chose to get involved in a project that you had already transitioned to somebody else. What was the situation? Why was it important to get involved? Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner. What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? Tell me about a situation that required you to dig deep to get to the root cause. How did you know you were focusing on the right things? What was the outcome? Would you have done anything differently? Safety What does safe workplace mean ? What are the PPEs? Do you have to put on all PPE? How would you act if there is hazardous issue ?

This depends on your previous experience in the IT field if you had any at all. The questions will be tailored to what they get from your resume. If you don't want to get hung up on something, be sure not to include anything you don't want them to potentially ask about.
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Data Center Operations Technician

Interviewed at Reynolds and Reynolds

3.4
Jan 6, 2015

This depends on your previous experience in the IT field if you had any at all. The questions will be tailored to what they get from your resume. If you don't want to get hung up on something, be sure not to include anything you don't want them to potentially ask about.

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