A quick guide on getting ready for tech interviews.
Before diving into code, most interviewers like to chitchat about your background. They're looking for:
- Metacognition about coding. Do you think about how to code well?
- Ownership/leadership. Do you see your work through to completion? Do you fix things that aren't quite right, even if you don't have to?
- Communication. Nerd out about stuff. Show you're proud of what you've done, you're amped about what they're doing, and you have opinions about languages and workflows.
- STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result). It’s good to have a project in your back pocket that you can talk about in a direct and concise way.