Candidate Planet

By Lusen Mendel

Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.

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August 25, 2020 Stop Narrating Your Code Out Loud
Interviewers can read code, not your mind. Unfortunately, hiring decisions often HINGE on how a candidate thinks.... or rather how they communicate their thoughts.
Many candidates are given the generic advice to "share your thoughts out loud," but if you're trying to impress interviewers during a technical interview, that advice is not
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10min
August 12, 2020 Six Simple Steps to Stop Rambling in Interviews
Every interviewer, regardless of what they are supposed to be evaluating, will evaluate how you communicate. I've been to countless hiring decision debriefs where interviewers mentioned a candidate's rambling as a negative.
In this video I give you six ways to stop rambling, which you can immediately use to leave a stronger impression in interviews.
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
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☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://newsletter.candidateplanet.com/
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
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8min
August 04, 2020 No Risk Negotiation Phrase?
I was recently asked how to negotiate if the initial offer exceeds one's expectations, which is especially likely if you were previously underpaid, or are the first in your community to go into tech and encounter these kinds of compensation packages. How do you ensure you don't leave money on the table without risking an otherwise fantastic offer getting rescinded?
In my experience, offers don't get rescinded if you go about the negotiation in the right way, meaning: be polite, be direct, and most importantly have a real-time conversation.
It might feel easier to write an email, but that short, stressful negotiation conversation can be a game-changer.
In this video I role play the conversation so that you can practice ahead of time, and be less stressed and more effective in a real negotiation.
Try it on for size, and let me know how it goes.
VIDEO LINKS:
☆ Don't Let These Six Obstacles Stop You From Negotiating Job Offers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDoltVg6xhw
☆ 22 Phrases to Successfully Negotiate Salary After Receiving a Job Offer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDcUaoODJE
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://newsletter.candidateplanet.com/
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me/
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
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4min
July 29, 2020 Interview Tricks: Arrays
There are a ton of interview questions for software engineers and data scientists that involve two dimensional arrays.
In this video I show you my favorite interview tricks for arrays: doing index math rather than sequential iteration.
I cover everything you need to be successful:
- How to recognize these problems in the wild regardless of the domain or wording
- The most useful algorithms for solving these problems
- Code snippets and tricks to reduce implementation errors and increase speed
Table of Contents
0:36 - Trick for 1D array
1:51 - 2D Array: recognize varied problem domains
3:09 - Trick for finding nearest neighbors
6:57 - Trick for finding geometric neighbors
7:30 - Trick for blob detection
See the YouTube video description for timestamp links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvIjVmlyZy0
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://newsletter.candidateplanet.com/
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me/
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
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10min
July 21, 2020 Ultimate PROBLEM SOLVING GUIDE for Acing Programming Interviews
Advice like "clarify the question" and "write pseudocode" is a good place to start, but it's not where you want to end if you're trying to impress an interviewer with your problem solving skills. How do you actually SOLVE the problem?
In this video I dive deep into all of the steps -- and problem solving strategies -- you need in order to ace a high-bar coding interview. Watch this video if the feedback(lol) you're getting from rejections isn't helpful, and/or you want an honest explanation of what your interviewer is looking for.
In addition to challenging one-size-fits-all advice, I address the crux of the problem solving coding interview: coming up with a solution while managing risk and limited time.
01:04 - STEP 1: UNDERSTAND the problem
02:22 - Example
02:46 - Edge cases
04:31 - Invalid input?
05:55 - STEP 2: SOLVE the problem
06:51 - Sketch
07:16 - Pattern match
08:55 - Work backwards
09:52 - Break it down
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28min
May 14, 2020 Candidate Q&A - Part 3: Portfolios and getting noticed (recorded live)
Recording from last week's live Q&A. This is Part 3: Portfolios, and getting noticed:
0:05 - Is a portfolio important? Is Github enough?
2:32 - The #1 most impressive project you can do for any job
3:52 - What if a hiring manager doesn't understand code?
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☆ Part 1: Getting Internships
What are actionable things you can do to find an internship? What if you're not currently a student?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1jSWJZ43Qs&list=PLY0uEDNh-HardKF2j3CxlwwV1Gf6zTx5K
☆ Part 2: Negotiations gone awry and how to fix them
I answer a BUNCH of questions about negotiations, including talking about raises and promotions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFpELzBGgs0&list=PLY0uEDNh-HardKF2j3CxlwwV1Gf6zTx5K
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/c/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://eepurl.com/g91Acr
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me
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6min
May 13, 2020 Candidate Q&A - Part 2: Negotiations gone awry and how to fix them (recorded live)
Recording from last week's live Q&A. This is Part 2: Negotiations
0:39 - Phone call vs email
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20min
May 12, 2020 Candidate Q&A Part 1: Getting Internships (recorded live)
Recording from last week's live Q&A. This is Part 1: Getting Internships
0:13 - How to find internships
3:12 - Can I apply to internships if I'm self taught?
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE Q&A:
☆ Part 2: Negotiations gone awry and how to fix them
I answer a BUNCH of questions about negotiations, including talking about raises and promotions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFpELzBGgs0&list=PLY0uEDNh-HardKF2j3CxlwwV1Gf6zTx5K
☆ Part 3: Portfolios
I wrap up the night with some advice about portfolios and getting noticed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5IacJmXdDE&list=PLY0uEDNh-HardKF2j3CxlwwV1Gf6zTx5K
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/c/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://eepurl.com/g91Acr
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me
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6min
May 11, 2020 Developer Relations Interviews feat. Daniel Phiri @malgamves
UPDATE: A luck company hired Daniel into a developer relations role where he's been kicking butt already.
Daniel Madalitso Phiri shares his experiences interviewing for various developer relations roles:
2:12 - applying to dev adv v dev rel
5:01 - applying to his first job even though he felt underqualified
8:21 - what he said when he didn't know the answers
12:41 - #1 lesson learned for remote interviews
13:46 - tips for giving a presentation to interviewers
21:02 - reflections on an interview that went badly
25:25 - asking questions at the end of an interview
28:02 - how to decide NOT to work somewhere
29:44 - check out the cool projects daniel is working on ⬇️⬇️⬇️
☆ Daniel's Famous StackOverflow Blog Post - https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/03/25/tracking-down-performance-pitfalls-in-vue-js/
☆ Daniel on Twitter - https://twitter.com/malgamves
☆ Daniel on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphKMcY-9W0w5tp8mBRuYZg
☆ Daniel on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/malgamves/
☆ Developer Conference Zambia - https://www.devcon.co.zm/
☆#RushingFwd - https://beta.polelo.co/frequencies/zzh9zg1P4Ju
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/c/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://eepurl.com/g91Acr
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me/
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
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32min
March 27, 2020 Complete Guide to Acing Remote Interviews // Bonus Coding Tips
This video is packed with critical tips for rocking your remote interview, including:
- What to ask recruiters ahead of time
- How to prepare
- How to connect with interviewers using simple DIY audio/visual improvements
- What to do during the interview to impress your interviewer
- How to ace the coding section now that it's not a whiteboard \o/
CANDIDATE PLANET:
Empowering candidates to ace interviews, negotiate offers and advocate for themselves at work. Leave a comment or email [email protected] with questions you want me to answer.
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE \o/:
☆ Youtube ☆ https://youtube.com/c/CandidatePlanet
☆ Newsletter ☆ http://eepurl.com/g91Acr
☆ LinkedIn ☆ https://linkedin.com/in/lus
SALARY NEGOTIATION PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-Haqes9eEvyGtzrUWOHv-c1op
ACE YOUR INTERVIEWS PLAYLIST:
☆ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY0uEDNh-HarP6UtKFYRJZnkXzz4ICi73
ONE-ON-ONE COACHING:
Schedule a one-on-one coaching session with me: https://lusen.youcanbook.me
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15min

FAQs about Candidate Planet:

How many episodes does Candidate Planet have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.