Technical Interviewer Fundamentals
The HOW of conducting technical interviews for mid and senior level folks in tech startups and small businesses
Description
Conducting effective technical interviews with confidence is a skill you will use again and again throughout your career. You’re about to learn methods and formulas to set you up for success as the interviewer.
Having facilitated hundreds of technical interviews in a variety of companies, it is clear to me that interviewers like you have a huge impact on the quality of the interview and ultimately, the outcomes.
Your confidence, leadership capabilities, communication flow, and feedback are all active factors in the interview, and my goal is for you to feel prepared, confident, and always ready to jump in on a technical interview.
After just four lessons, you will be fully equipped and prepared to master technical interviewing in just about any tech stack and company. The style and philosophy of this course are Agile, so you can learn and apply the lessons in any order.
In Lesson 1 we’ll discuss the essentials of how to prepare as the interviewer. These preparation steps make all the difference in your confidence and performance in live interviews.
Lesson 2 is where we take a deep dive on formulating and selecting good technical & behavioral questions based on a few key variables, along with 4 prime styles of technical interview questions
Assessing Candidates and providing feedback are covered in Lesson 3, which includes how to strategically write your feedback to avoid conflict or HR issues now and in the future.
Lesson 4 is all about What to Say throughout the interview so you remain composed, effective, and confident, even when faced with the unexpected.
What You Will Learn!
- How to prepare yourself and plan your approach to conducting interviews based on the skills, role, and level in relation to yours.
- How to formulate and select both behavioral and technical questions using formulas and styles
- How to assess candidate interview performance and provide feedback (with examples) that includes a written summary, along with a number score or Yes/No
- How to navigate and steer interview communication using transition statements (with examples).
Who Should Attend!
- Mid and senior level developers, engineers, and analysts who are - or will soon be - conducting technical interviews.