Ace the job interview with Cassidy Williams from Netlify

There are two sides to every story, and a job interview can seem very different depending on whether you’re the interviewee or the interviewer. Cassidy Williams (Director of Developer Experience at Netlify and teacher here at Scrimba) has experienced both. She joins us today to share her experience and prove the interview process isn't as scary as it may seem.

Contents

• Introduction (00:00)
• What does Cassidy do at Netlify? (01:51)  
• How Cassidy stays super productive (and how you can too) (03:58)
• How to "kill two birds with one scone" (07:31)
• Why you should learn and work in public (11:21)
• "The difference between a developer and a senior developer is that the senior developer says, 'I don't know' more." (13:50)
• How to start your career in tech (17:30)
• Why rejection is not a reflection of you or your ability (21:48)
• Should you apply to lots of companies or a few specific ones? (25:48)
• Small companies or big companies? (29:23)
• Cassidy's cool sister's (Cammi Williams) experience working at Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook (30:10)
• The importance of friendship in the developer community (34:00)
• Networking doesn't have to be gross 😷 - think about it like relationship-building (37:37)

Links from the show

• Getting a Gig: A Guide
• Mock React job interview (featuring Cassidy Williams and Stefi Rosca)
• Mock React job interview (featuring Cassidy Williams and Alejandro Aspinwall)
• Build Your Dream Network by J. Kelly Hoey