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Interviewing From Both Sides of the Desk Andy Lester, Land The Tech Job You Love http://theworkinggeek.com/ andy@theworkinggeek.com Understand your role in the process. Interviewer + candidate want the same thing. Hiring manager's task

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Interviewing From Both Sides of the Desk

Andy Lester, Land The Tech Job You Love http://theworkinggeek.com/ andy@theworkinggeek.com

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Understand your role in the process.

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Interviewer + candidate want the same thing.

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Hiring manager's task

  • "Can this guy do the job?"
  • "Do I want this guy working for me?"
  • "Do I want this guy on my team?"
  • Convince candidate that yours is a

company to work for.

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Candidate's task

  • "Can I do the job?"
  • Convince the HM you can do the job.
  • Get a job offer, or move closer to it.
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After the offer

  • "Do I want to work for this guy?"
  • "Do I want to work on this team?"
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Conversation, not interrogation.

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Your interview is your first day on the job.

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Preparing the day before

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Preparing the day before

  • Clear your schedule.
  • Prepare to get there.
  • Prepare what you're going to take with you.
  • Include a portfolio of work if you can.
  • Prepare your own questions.
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Asking & answering questions

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Good questions a/k/a "I hate those!"

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Tell me about yourself.

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Tell me about yourself.

  • Did she do any research?
  • Is she prepared?
  • How does she speak?
  • Does she take pride in her work?
  • What else should I ask about?
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Where do you want to be in five years?

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Where do you want to be in five years?

  • Does he have any sort of plan?
  • Does he work on self-improvement?
  • Will I have a place for him?
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What is your greatest weakness?

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Why do you want to work for us?

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What do you know about our company?

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Why do you want to work for us?

  • Has she done research?
  • Is this just another job for her?
  • What drives her?
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Tell me about a project that didn't go well.

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Tell me about a teammate you've had trouble with.

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Tell me about a project that didn't go well.

  • Is he a blamer/whiner?
  • Can he learn from mistakes?
  • How are his personal skills?
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Candidate questions

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What's a day like?

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What sorts of projects will I be working on?

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What will the first day be like? First month?

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Is this a new position,

  • r are you replacing?

What happened?

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Tell me about the team I'll be joining.

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Can I meet the team I'll be joining?

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Show you can do the job.

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Show you can do it.

  • Diagnose a dead PC.
  • Write some code.
  • Assess design problems on a web page.
  • Participate in a code review.
  • Critique a network diagram.
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Always ask for the job.

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Debrief after.

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Debrief after.

  • Thoughts
  • Impressions
  • Stories
  • Follow-up
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Recap

  • Your awesomeness is not self-evident.
  • Think like the hiring manager.
  • You and the hiring manager both want the

same thing.

  • Speak in terms of time and money.
  • Interview is first day on the job.
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andy@theworkinggeek.com http://theworkinggeek.com