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What I look for in a Junior Developer

Ross Kaffenberger
November 20, 2016
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What I look for in a Junior Developer

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

Ross Kaffenberger

November 20, 2016
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Transcript

  1. What I look for in a
    Junior Developer
    Ross Kaffenberger
    rossta.net
    @rossta

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  3. • Interviews I’ve done
    • Stuff I read on the
    internet
    How I learned

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  4. Interviewer

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  5. Questions I ask and
    what they really mean

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  6. “Tell me about a project
    you worked on recently”
    Question

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  7. “Are you skilled at
    picking up new skills?”
    Translation

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  8. “Tell me about your
    background”
    Question

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  9. “What can you provide that
    my team is missing?”
    Translation

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  10. “Write code that does $X”
    Question

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  11. Translation
    “How do you solve
    problems?”

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  12. “Why do you want to be
    a programmer”
    Question

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  13. “Are you committed?”
    Translation

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  14. Takeaways
    • Be specific, tell stories
    • Probe for details you can use
    • Talk to the rubber duck
    • Prove your potential

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  15. @rossta
    rossta.net
    Ross Kaffenberger

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