Technical Interviews

Presented to students at Pellissippi State Community College

Transcript

1. How to Prepare for an IT Interview Christine Jones - cjones@scrippsnetworks.com Tripp Shewmake - tshewmake@scrippsnetworks.com October 27, 2016
3. Disclaimer These are our opinions Every team is unique Every interviewer is unique
4. Resumes • Clear contact information • One page • Use quantifiers wherever possible
6. Applying For Jobs
7. Types of Interviews
8. Phone Screening
9. Technical
10. Team
11. Types of Questions
12. Candidate Focused Image Courtesy xkcd.com
13. “Have you worked on an Agile team before?” “What’s your favorite class?” “What have you learned recently?”
14. Behavior/Situation
15. “Can you tell me about a time you worked on a project where you needed to learn something new?” “What would you do if you disagreed with someone’s work on a team project?” “Tell me about a time when you failed.”
16. Technical Fact Based
17. “What is the purpose of constructor overloading?” “Can you describe inheritance in object oriented programming?” “What is the difference between GROUP BY and ORDER BY?”
18. Before: Preparing for the Interview
19. Prep Work • Go-To Stories • Review the Job Description • Research the Company
20. Breaking Down the Description
21. Inappropriate Questions • Age • Race • Religion • National Origin • and More… https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/#pre-employment_inquiries
22. During: The Day of the Interview
24. Take Notes & Ask Questions
25. After: Following Up After the Interview
26. –Hypothetical Audience Member “Why did you spend most of the presentation talking about before the interview?”
27. Any Questions? Christine Jones
 cjones@scrippsnetworks.com Tripp Shewmake tshewmake@scrippsnetworks.com Suggested Resources: • https://github.com/cassidoo/ getting-a-gig • http://katemats.com/interview- questions/