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Job Interview Preparation
The most common job interview question of all time: "Tell me about yourself."
π Here's how to prepare a great answer:
π Here's how to prepare a great answer:
Use the following structure from the legendary book, Cracking The Coding Interview:
1. Current Role Headline
2. Background/Education
3. Career Summary
4. Current Role Details
5. Outside of Work
6. Wrap Up
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1. Current Role Headline
2. Background/Education
3. Career Summary
4. Current Role Details
5. Outside of Work
6. Wrap Up
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Keep in mind: your job is to communicate how you're the best for the job in about 60 seconds.
Prepare based on the job description:
- Relevant skills
- Relevant experience
- Significant achievements
- How you're a good fit
Make sure to include these points in your pitch.
Prepare based on the job description:
- Relevant skills
- Relevant experience
- Significant achievements
- How you're a good fit
Make sure to include these points in your pitch.
1. Current Role Headline
A headline about you and your current role.
- "I am a software engineer at CompanyX, where I've been developing distributed systems for the past X years."
- "I am a self-taught web developer, currently looking for an entry-level opportunity."
A headline about you and your current role.
- "I am a software engineer at CompanyX, where I've been developing distributed systems for the past X years."
- "I am a self-taught web developer, currently looking for an entry-level opportunity."
2. Background/Education
A sentence about your background in programming.
- "My background is in CS. I completed my bachelor's degree at X and spent summers freelancing."
- "I learned X from Y and Z and have actively contributed to various open source projects."
A sentence about your background in programming.
- "My background is in CS. I completed my bachelor's degree at X and spent summers freelancing."
- "I learned X from Y and Z and have actively contributed to various open source projects."
3. Career Summary
Briefly describe your experience and the most significant achievements.
Communicate only the most relevant information based on the job description.
Briefly describe your experience and the most significant achievements.
Communicate only the most relevant information based on the job description.
4. Current Role
What are you working on, the tech stack, what are you responsible for, etc.
You can talk about your Open Source contributions or the project you've built if you are looking for your first job.
What are you working on, the tech stack, what are you responsible for, etc.
You can talk about your Open Source contributions or the project you've built if you are looking for your first job.
5. Outside of Work
Hackathons, dev communities, open source, freelancing, etc.
Mention anything that can show your passion for coding.
Hackathons, dev communities, open source, freelancing, etc.
Mention anything that can show your passion for coding.
6. Wrap Up
Finally, you can tell what you are looking for and what excites you about CompanyX and the role.
Speak clearly and with confidence!
Finally, you can tell what you are looking for and what excites you about CompanyX and the role.
Speak clearly and with confidence!
Recap:
- Highlight the most relevant skills & experience
- Include shows of success
- Show passion for technology
- Give your listener something to connect with
No more mumbling. Be ready for this question!
- Highlight the most relevant skills & experience
- Include shows of success
- Show passion for technology
- Give your listener something to connect with
No more mumbling. Be ready for this question!
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