Things to Do Before Your Next Technical Interview
Things to Do Before Your Next Technical Interview

Show how prepared and interested you are

Recently, I’ve had the chance to take part in technical interviews, as the recruiter. To be on the other side of the table, analyzing how candidates perform, is a great experience!

My role was to prepare assignments to give to the candidates, perform the selection of those who did a good job, and interview them on-site.

I only have a short experience in interviewing candidates. But, what I can say is that more than the technical knowledge, what I appreciated the most is to see how candidates present themselves, what they know about us, and how motivated they were to join our team.

It is quite easy to see if someone has prepared the interview or just came because the door was open. Being good at coding is cool, that’s of course the main thing that we are testing.

However, if the candidate doesn’t show a bit of interest in what they will be doing, doesn’t make us want to work with them, it makes the interview very boring. Recruiters do a lot of interviews. Candidates need to think about a strategy to stand out from the crowd.

I was more interested in candidates being super enthusiastic about presenting themselves, what they know about the company, and asking questions than the actual technical knowledge. It is still important, of course, but not in the first part of the interview.

That said, here is a collection of things you can do before going to your next job interview…
['Thomas Guibert']
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