The Tech Interview Guide Podcast

The Tech Interview Guide Podcast

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The Tech Interview Guide Podcast episodes

  • As you join a new team, what’s a good way to suggest changes or advancements in the code?
    When you join a team and see existing code, you'll likely have changes you want to suggest. Here are some of my tips for open communication, sharing of knowledge, and being open to feedback.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    8 min
  • I rebuilt something from scratch to understand better how it worked.
    A user in chat shared an experience about how they rebuilt something at work to better understand how a system worked. While not every team or organization has the time for this, it's a wonderful learning experience and I shared a few thoughts as well.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    14 min
  • In developer interviews, is it more important to talk about customer service, or technical skill?
    A user on the live stream today asked about how to discuss the balance between technical skill and user empathy in an interview. Every role will impact the user in some way, but some roles are more "visible" to users, like front-end development. What's the best way to discuss all of this in an interview?
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    7 min
  • How do I answer technical questions, when I’m a self-taught dev? When will I be prepared enough?
    Someone asked for advice on how to answer technical questions when they were a self-taught developer without any technical experience. They weren't sure they would ever feel prepared enough. I offered some insight, and shared some tips on what to study.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    5 min
  • As a tech manager, how do you keep your team engaged?
    A question was dropped in chat today which sounded like an excellent "behavioral" question for an engineering manager about how they keep their team members engaged and how to spot problems. Open communication is key, and your job as a manager is to remove barriers to getting work done. Here are some thoughts based on my time as a technical manager.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    11 min
  • I’m new in the industry. How do I talk to recruiters who want ”years” of experience?
    Someone in chat asked about how to talk to recruiters who have an expectation of "years" of experience for positions, when the person in chat was new to the industry. How do they position themselves to still show relevancy and experience. Does project work count towards experience?
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    11 min
  • How should I speak about my food service/hospitality background as a new person in tech?
    Employers LOVE people who come from the service industry -- the team work and communication is excellent, as are your problem solving skills and customer-first mindset. A person in chat today asked how they should build a resume for the tech industry when this was the only professional experience they had to draw from.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    12 min
  • Job offers: stall tactics, time to review, asking for extensions, and speeding up other interviews
    I was asked how to handle a job offer scenario. They wondered about an appopriate amount of time to review it, or were there built-in expirations, and if so how to handle that. I cover everything from stall tactics to how to word messages to the company who extended the offer as well as how to message other companies where you're still interviewing.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    16 min
  • How do you talk about short-duration jobs at an interview (ie, less than 6 months at a job) ?
    A question from our Discord community asked about how to address questions that may come up in interviews about short duration jobs. In this example, if you've worked at a job for 6 months or less, how do you discuss that with the company? It comes down to practicing why you left the company, and knowing what NOT to say.
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    7 min
  • My hot take: is project-based learning considered professional experience?
    We covered this in several parts of the live stream, but this one was the most clippable. Folks were asking whether listing a school as professional experience was a misrepresentation, and that led down a rabbit hole here. If, as a student, you're building a project using all of the same tools as a professional developer, including deployment, CI/CD, is that considered "professional" experience?
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    This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming

    Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information.

    Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://techinterview.guide/daily-email-series

    If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available.

    We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://discord.gg/gG4RjKJAcr

    #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    5 min

About The Tech Interview Guide Podcast

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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…