E7: Part 1/2 - The Ultimate Guide to Acing Your Technical Interview in 2022
1 min readPodcast episode 7
Are you confident when attending a technical interview? Are you currently looking for a job in the field and getting job offers are easy for you?
If your answer is no, then this is the right episode for you!
In this part, which is part 1 out of 2 (in the second part we will have a different guest talking about the "culture interview"), I and Dima covered everything you need to know before your technical interview in 2022.
Dima Vishnevetsky has around 15 years of experience in the front-end development field, he is currently working as a Front End Expert & Instructor at ClientSide (which is a front-end boutique house that he Co-founded with Yontan Doron), Dima is also an international speaker.
Let's start!
Episode timelines
00:46 A bit of background about the topic
01:19 All about our guest
03:52 How should I prepare myself to a tech interview?
08:18 Understanding the different types of tech interview...
09:48 Tip #1: Don't bullshit...
11:10 Tip #2: Let the interviewer hear your thinking process
12:23 Tip #3: Live coding...
14:04 Tip #4: Ask questions
16:15 White board interviews?!
17:05 Tip #5: Don't be scared to ask for help!
17:58 Tip #6: Do your homework
20:30 Tip #7: Learn from failures
22:41 Tip #8: Don't know something? be honest!
24:15 Recognising red flags
33:25 Should you take home assignments?
45:15 Live coding, how to prepare?
49:21 What should you keep in mind while answering questions?
52:10 "If they know how to interview"
53:26 Summary & Closing
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A reader
First off I would like to say fantastic blog! I had a quick question which I'd like to ask if you don't mind. I was curious to find out how you center yourself and clear your head prior to writing. I've had trouble clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts out. I do enjoy writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally wasted simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips? Many thanks!
Daniel Frey
Hey there, great question, here are 2 tips I like to use: 1. When getting stuck just reread everything the interviewer has said to you from the moment it started what your entire thought process (the solutions you have thought of) is until the moment you got stuck. 2. Ask for a hint gently, “so I went throughout all the process but I am still stuck here… am I completely off track here or am I completely off?” These 2 tips helped me a lot to reduce my anxiety & improved my interviewing experience.
Mark
Thanks for your blog, nice to read. Do not stop.