Can you briefly explain what Lotus Notes is?
The interviewer will use this question early in the interview to begin the conversation, collect more information about your background, and experience your communication style. Early in the interview, you are likely to be asked general questions like this. Interviewers use general questions to help you relax and act more naturally. They want to get to know as much about the genuine you as possible since one of the major hiring criteria is how well you will fit into their organization's culture and working environment.
Your answers to these can guide the discussion in a direction that you are comfortable with. The information you provide the interviewer will be used throughout the interview and can determine the questions you will be subsequently asked. Utilize this opportunity to establish yourself as a credible candidate and engage the interviewer. Interviews should be conversations where you attempt to learn as much about the opportunity as they are trying to learn about you.
"Lotus Notes is part of a collaborative client-server architecture. It acts as the client, which supports several other integrated services. These services include email, contacts, SMS messaging, a calendar, and other collaborative tools. Lotus Notes also integrates seamlessly with Lotus Symphony, an office productivity suite from IBM. It can access databases and other applications of IBM's application server known as Lotus Domino."
