interviews are often phases, where there are multiple interviews and you move on to the next one bit by bit
behavioral interview
as the candidate, you’re interviewing the company, as well
think of it as getting married in three days: You’ll be spending tons of your life with them, and you should be assessing how well they fit in with your values and culture
and the company wants to see if you have the appropriate soft skills to effectively become the “face” of the company each time you talk with a client or customer
questions ready
armed with information about the company, past the surface level
who are their customers?
what’s the culture like?
who works there that I can chat with to determine if it’s a fit for me?
can I see myself working here?
how would I feel, monday morning?
NOTE: ask at least 5 questions
“what’s the best part of you job?”
“YOU OWN THAT ROOM when you’re in the interview”
“you get to decide what you’re going to share or not share”
JOB OFFER!
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MONEY $$$ (negotiation)
“we’re prepared to offer you $90 K to start….”
how do you respond?
“i’m excited you feel I’m a good fit for you team. 90K is quite generous and a good starting point. My range is between 90k and 110k. (or, the range for this position is typically….) How open minded are you to negotiation?”
companies NEVER offer your the max they have budgeted for their position as their initial offer
what other forms of compensation are they offering you? stock options? health? vacation time?
when they offer little pay: “oh, I didn’t realize it was a part-time position” XD
NOTE: Employers EXPECT you to negotiate salary.
don’t accept their base offering: it’s the anchoring effect
if they “don’t negotiate salary” - “Okay, I understand you don’t do salary, but how open are you to time and xyz?” working 2 days on, 2 days remote, 4 day work week, etc
negotiating
unlocking the 7 steps
go-to-market strategy:
Personal Brand
“Software Developer”, primarily
in the professional space: use your NAME, (not a nickname)
“when I want to meet Rhea Carillo, and they google me, I want them to see the things I’ve done in the professional space”
Resume
STELLAR
just lists technical skills
if I want fluffy stuff, make a separate resume
there should be no “oh, I wonder what they meant by that”
Pitch
Resume
Translating skills/experiences from past jobs into resume/tech speak
resumes are not apologies
not apologizing for what I’ve done or not done
don’t start explaining myself without them prompting me
if I’ve worked a place with multiple jobs, it’s all good to condense it!
“people aren’t studying your resume”
they’re not just going to read it and magically know about me
I want to be comfortable articulating everything on my CV
don’t say “I only worked on this part of this project”
but do give attribution to member of my team
make forks for group projects and make it your own
it’s a technical resume
don’t write soft skills
the interview should be the place to DEMONSTRATE your soft skills
in the interview: don’t ASK to speak
communicate that “I’d like to add to xyz” or such
in github project repos: Have SOLID readmes
you never know if it’s a software dev or just a general recruiter who wants to see the pretty colors and design