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 at many organizations. I‘ve helped people get jobs at all kinds of companies, from small startups to FAANG organizations. I live stream career coaching and interview preparation advice for people in the tech industry who are looking for their first, or next, technical job . This podcast is made up of Q&A / AMA sessions that I host a few times each month. I talk about behavioral questions, technical concepts, industry trends in interviewing, and what kinds of things are important when answering questions. You can check out https://techinterview.guide/streaming for more information about live streaming events coming up. You‘re welcome to contact me through the web site or LinkedIn if you have a question you would like answered, or -- better yet -- drop by the live stream on Twitch to ask in real-time. I‘m always open to feedback, and look forward to helping you!

Episodes

Saturday Aug 06, 2022

As you join a new team, what’s a good way to suggest changes or advancements in the code?

Saturday Aug 06, 2022

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

Friday Aug 05, 2022

I rebuilt something from scratch to understand better how it worked.

Friday Aug 05, 2022

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

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

Thursday Aug 04, 2022

In developer interviews, is it more important to talk about customer service, or technical skill?

Thursday Aug 04, 2022

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

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

Wednesday Aug 03, 2022

How do I answer technical questions, when I’m a self-taught dev? When will I be prepared enough?

Wednesday Aug 03, 2022

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

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

Tuesday Aug 02, 2022

As a tech manager, how do you keep your team engaged?

Tuesday Aug 02, 2022

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

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

Monday Aug 01, 2022

I’m new in the industry. How do I talk to recruiters who want ”years” of experience?

Monday Aug 01, 2022

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

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

Sunday Jul 31, 2022

How should I speak about my food service/hospitality background as a new person in tech?

Sunday Jul 31, 2022

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

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

Saturday Jul 30, 2022

Job offers: stall tactics, time to review, asking for extensions, and speeding up other interviews

Saturday Jul 30, 2022

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

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

Friday Jul 29, 2022

How do you talk about short-duration jobs at an interview (ie, less than 6 months at a job) ?

Friday Jul 29, 2022

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

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

Thursday Jul 28, 2022

My hot take: is project-based learning considered professional experience?

Thursday Jul 28, 2022

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

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