The Tech Interview Guide Podcast
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The Tech Interview Guide Podcast
Welcome to the podcast for techintervide.guide. I‘ve been in the tech industry for over 25 years and have spent more than a decade in management and leadership roles involved in the interview process at many organizations. I‘ve helped people get jobs at all kinds of companies, from small startups to...
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Do I tell recruiters that I’m waiting to hear back from other companies?
An anonymous question came in asking whether the person should tell other recruiters that they're waiting for responses from other companies. I like t...
I graduated from a bootcamp a year ago and can’t find a job. What am I doing wrong?
An anonymous question came in Twitch Chat outlining a long list of programming languages and technologies they learned at a code school / bootcamp, an...
I cancelled an interview and the recruiter sent me a rude response. Should I do anything?
A question that I was requested to answer on Quora mentioned that they cancelled an interview and got a very rude response from the recruiter. This is...
How can we put a demo link on our resume for things like APIs, desktop/mobile/terminal apps, etc.?
Great question from our Discord community regarding my strong preference to having a demonstration link on your resume for project work. If you develo...
Should I pursue a full-time dev job, or build a company around a full-stack app I wrote?
A user in Twitch chat asked my opinion on their employment situation. They're not currently paid to be a software developer, but built some software t...
I don’t understand how to solve leetcode problems. Can I just fake it by memorizing answers?
We had an anonymous question come in on Discord from a person who is struggling to understand how to analyze leetcode problems to work out the algorit...
How do I talk to my employer about getting a Master’s degree while working full-time?
A user on Twitch asked for advice about getting a Master's degree as a full-time program, while wanting to keep their full-time role at the company. C...
What are my thoughts about roles like Data Analysis in the tech industry?
A live chat user on Twitch asked a great question about Data Analysis roles and what I thought of the role. I can't recall the NPR story I listened to...
What do I think about companies who give personality tests as part of their interview process?
A question from Twitch chat came in asking my thoughts on why a company would be asking interview candidates to submit a personality test as part of t...
How have tech companies adjusted their interview questions over time?
We had more conversation about the kinds of questions that companies ask, and how other companies tend to (not not always) follow the major tech firms...
Another company asked for a take-home assignment. I’m tired of doing these, what can I do?
A student from Turing.edu asked my advice on how to handle a situation where they were asked to make yet another take-home assignment. The student was...
Job interviews and assignments are time-consuming. Should we get paid for our time as candidates?
An anonymous question from Discord asked about whether tech industry candidates should be paid for their time to work on take-home assignments. Some c...
In an interview, is it better to be a culture fit, or to have strong technical skill?
Another great question in Disord. This question was asking my perspective, as a hiring manager, whether it was better to be more likeable in an interv...
What kinds of projects should be on a tech industry resume?
Live question from a Twitch user, asking what kinds of projects I like to see on a tech resume. Everything you show on a resume should make it easy an...
FLIP THE SCRIPT -- Try negotiating BEFORE you interview, instead of waiting for a job offer!
Wait, what?? Yes, you read that correctly -- you CAN (and should) start the negotiation process as early as possible in the interview stages with a co...
Should a resume only be one page long in today’s tech industry?
Another Twitch streamer (https://twitch.tv/strager) asked in chat whether I'm strict on tech industry resumes being only one page. If I can find value...
Are there any software-related roles at FAANG companies with easier interview processes?
We had another question in Discord about whether I knew of any FAANG software development roles that were "easier" to get through the interviews than...
Can I add certificates on my resume for development? Are they worthwhile?
A question from live Twitch chat mentioned that they were getting a certificate from an online program and whether it would look good on a resume. My...
Why do interviews ask about recursion etc when it’s not really used on the job that much?
We had an anonymous question logged in Discord asking why technical interviews keep asking about data structures and algorithms that are rarely used o...
I was asked a brain-teaser at a FAANG company. I thought they didn’t do that any more?
A user on Twitch claimed they interviewed at a FAANG company and that they were asked a "brain teaser" question about duck-sized horses or a horse-siz...
What are some online communities for entry-level developers to continue to learn and grow?
We had a long-time Twitch friend drop by and ask advice about where to find online communities that allow junior developers to thrive, such as Women W...
How can I prepare best for interviews this fall for internship roles next summer?
A live Twitch chat question came in asking for advice on how to best prepare for interviews starting in a few months (fall of 2022) for summer interns...
How do you answer questions in the interview about your salary expectations?
A great question in Twitch chat asked about how to approach companies that ask you for your salary expectations early in the process. The common wisdo...
What are my thoughts on ”ageism” in the tech industry? Does it impact job hunt and hiring?
A great conversation in Twitch chat came up about asking my age, and whether being almost 50 impacted my job hunt and how I view age in the tech indus...
Will wearing a mask affect my interviews if the company doesn’t strictly require them?
This is a very good question from our Discord community. This person is concerned about COVID-19 and other health-related issues, and was asking wheth...
What is the safest way to answer the question, ”Why did you leaveyour previous job?”
Another anonymous question from our Discord community asked how to "safely" answer a common behavioral question about why you left your previous job....
I’ve been away from tech for 4 years. Should I apply for less-senior level roles?
A question from our live Twitch chat asked about getting back into the tech industry after an extended break of 4 years. Their worry is that some of t...
I have 5yrs experience, but not good at DSA. How can I best prepare for FAANG interviews?
Anonymous question from our Discord community about having 5 years of work experience, but recognizing that they're not good at data structure and alg...
How do you advance in your career as a developer? Is there more growth opportunity in management?
A fantastic question from Twitch chat about advbancement paths as a developer, and whether there is more growth opportunity if they switch to a manage...
STOP reading ”you must know these 100 things to be a REAL developer” lists -- they’re GARBAGE!
Leetcode is NOT the only thing to study for interview prep, and people need to stop reading lists that demand that you know "these 1,000 study topics/...
Is it a good time (July 2022) to change careers to get into a tech job?
The tech industry, historically, has always been a good career move, and coming from another career brings a lot of additional value to companies. You...
Which skills/technologies should students learn besides raw programming skill?
We had a great question from Twitch chat tonight asking which skills or technologies a student should be learning to feel prepared to apply for jobs....
Is it a good idea to change jobs as a developer when the economy is bad?
A question from Twitch chat about whether I recommend changing jobs in today's economy (in June/July/August 2022, it's a bad economy!)
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How can I change from desktop IT support to coding, security, etc, in the tech industry?
There are lots of paths in the tech industry and a Twitch user asked how to change to other kinds of roles from their current IT Desktop Support. It c...
How do you answer ”tell me about yourself” when you’re still a student?
An anonymous question from our Discord community asked how to come up with a catchy "tell me about yourself" answer when they were still a student. Th...
I have 2 semesters left in school, how do I start preparing for interviews now?
A student dropped by Twitch asking how to start preparing for job interviews while they still have 3 semesters left in school. I talked about how to a...
How do you evaluate stable companies in a down economy when looking for a new job?
My advice about how to research companies when you're looking for a safe, stable job when the economy is bad. Right now in July 2022 the economy is no...
How can a candidate find up-to-date study material for interview preparation?
A Twitch chat question was asking questions about how to find recent interview prepmaterial. I gave some thoughts and then waited for some follow-up w...
I failed an interview and find myself repeating the same mistakes. How do I stop doing that?
Another great question from our Discord community about how to break out of the cycle of making the same mistakes in interviews that shake their confi...
How do I make a study schedule for interview prep, resumes, company research, etc.?
A fantastic question from Twitch chat today about how to juggle ALLLLL of the things that a candidate is expected to prepare for interviewing: studyin...