How to nail your next (frontend) interview?

This is the presentation that I gave @ FrontCon 2019, Riga, Latvia

Transcript

1. How to nail your next (frontend) interview?
2. Hi! I’m Janis Software Engineer @ Scout RFP Twitter: @janjiss GitHub: @janjiss Look ma, a website: https://janjiss.com @janjiss
3. Let's get technical @janjiss
4. How to ECMA? JS is moving fast and we have to move with it @janjiss
5. Know thy framework Framework & (vs) Fundamentals @janjiss
6. Ask yourself “Why?” Know reason behind your current tool choice @janjiss
7. Testing Well tested code === Good impression @janjiss
8. Good/Bad practices Know where the pitfalls are @janjiss
9. Sharpen your tools Editor, Command line and Auto formatters are important – Master them @janjiss
10. Personal qualities
11. Respect time of others Obvious? @janjiss
12. Curiosity Stay hungry @janjiss
13. Criticism and mistakes How do you react to it? @janjiss
14. I don’t know Magic words @janjiss
15. Be aware of your weak and strong sides Hack around weak sides and transform strong sides to your superpowers @janjiss
16. Don’t get too close to the sun Talking too much @janjiss
17. Listen Most underrated skill? @janjiss
18. Be prepared to defend your CV Buzzwords do not help @janjiss
19. Clarity of thought Practice explaining things @janjiss
20. Don’t be an asshole Don’t be that guy @janjiss
21. Be a good camper Take care of the campsite @janjiss
22. What to do before the interview? And what not to do @janjiss
23. Follow the market Know your worth @janjiss
24. Check your gear Webcam, Mic and environment @janjiss
25. Let's step into the other sides shoes
26. Explain the position in detail Save time @janjiss
27. Make candidate relax Interviews can be nerve-wracking @janjiss
28. Write down upsides/downsides Memory is short @janjiss
29. Have code samples to talk about It’s the best tool for the job @janjiss
30. Tech. interview should match tasks in the company Why is it controversial? @janjiss
31. Send interview plan in advance Candidate should know what he/she is in for @janjiss
32. No ghosting ! We don’t like to be ignored @janjiss
33. Thank you! And we are hiring :)