š About the episode
Meet Ian Douglas šŗšøšØš¦! Ian has been in the industry for 26 years and in this episode, imparts his wisdom about how stand out then succeed at technical interviews to you.
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ā° Timestamps
- Introduction (0:00)
- Removing the stigma from the interview process (01:39)
- Why technical interviews are kinda broken (3:16)
- What the heck does culture fit even mean? (08:57)
- How to answer āWhat is your biggest weakness?ā in an interview (14:04)
- More on culture fit (16:08)
- The truth behind why companies hide salaries in job descriptions (18:52)
- Your previous salary has nothing to do with your new one (20:50)
- Ianās experience interviewing at 27 companies (23:28)
- How to increase your callback % when applying to jobs, even if you donāt have much experience yet (27:39)
- Ianās LinkedIn #drama (31:15)
- Rejection isnāt personal and you never know whatās happening internally (36:42)
- It all works out in the end (39:15)
- How to practice your interview skills in the real world (40:49)
- Get your foot in the door and the rest will follow (43:14)
- How much loyalty should you have to a company? (46:06)
- How Ian botched an interview at Twilio (46:29)
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