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Can you describe the steps you would take if the performance of a website here at Cisco began to degrade?
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
When an interviewer asks this type of question, they are seeking to learn the processes you use to resolve specific issues. This is known as an operational question. The best way to respond to an operational question is to describe the steps briefly, using simple, nontechnical language. The interviewer will ask a follow-up question if they need additional information or want to explore the topic in more detail.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"If I recognized that one of Cisco's website's performance is beginning to degrade, I would take some steps in a specific order to diagnose the problem. The first thing I'd look for is the load and whether the number of hits is within scope. If this was not the issue, I would look at the hardware to make sure the network connections were optimized for this type of website. Once I confirmed this, I'd begin to look at the components of the website. Steps I may take to resolve these issues include enabling compression, reducing redirects, enabling browser caching, optimizing the JavaScript, and making sure that the images on the site are not causing the problem. Fixing these issues normally speeds up the website and brings it back to its performance window."
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