What I look for in a Junior Developer

Or, what I'm secretly wondering while I'm interviewing you or reviewing your résumé.

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1. What I look for in a Junior Developer Ross Kaffenberger rossta.net @rossta
3. • Interviews I’ve done • Stuff I read on the internet How I learned
4. Interviewer
5. Questions I ask and what they really mean
6. “Tell me about a project you worked on recently” Question
7. “Are you skilled at picking up new skills?” Translation
8. “Tell me about your background” Question
9. “What can you provide that my team is missing?” Translation
10. “Write code that does $X” Question
11. Translation “How do you solve problems?”
12. “Why do you want to be a programmer” Question
13. “Are you committed?” Translation
14. Takeaways • Be specific, tell stories • Probe for details you can use • Talk to the rubber duck • Prove your potential
15. @rossta rossta.net Ross Kaffenberger