Interview Prep (THE HUNT)
Leon Noel
#100Devs
"All men are created equal, some work harder in preseason"
- Dr. Eric Thomas
Agenda
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Questions?
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Let's Talk - #100Devs
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Learn - Professional Checklist
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Learn - Hitlist
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Learn - Interview Process
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Do - CAR / PREP Practice
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Homework - Start Interview Prep
Questions
About last class or life
Live CAR Class
FRIDAY
6:00pm EST
And we are talking about the agency
OFFICE HOURS
SUNDAY
1:00pm EST
Fresh Start
Networking - Starts Today
Alternatives?
Client Deadline: May 17th
Active Recall
Ali Abdaal: https://youtu.be/ukLnPbIffxE
Forgetting Curve*
https://intelalearning.wordpress.com
Resetting Forgetting Curve
https://www.pearsoned.com/three-simple-research-based-ways-to-ace-a-test
Spaced Repetition
Ali Abdaal: https://youtu.be/Z-zNHHpXoMM
Where are you?
What do you want?
Happiest Career:
Ticketmaster Office
USA Perspective
How to play the game?
Up to you if you want to play...
Finna Make Sum Nerds Angry
- Crafting Your Story
- Online Presence
- Hitlist
- Interview Process
- CAR / PREP
- Interviewing
Grab The Checklist
Give Stephanie A Follow
Thank you!
1. Crafting Your Story
Why Are You Here
BUT WHY?
Passing The Sniff
Bootcamper!
Just Need To Get To The Nerds
Then it is:
Can You Code?
And do I want to work with you for the next two years?
Let's Get Past The Sniff
bootcamper!
Let's Craft
Your Story Blurb
2. Online Persona
Portfolio, Twitter, Linkedin
Sam (Material UI):
Follow 50 Engineers
Where you will be applying or remote #hashtag
Automate content with Buffer, but REALLY interact
Linkedin/AngelList
Andy (Draft Kings):
Join #100Devs Group
Find 5 individuals, endorse them for JS, Node, React
Portfolio Examples
let developer = true
let designer = false
if(designer === true){
console.log("Design your portfolio")
}else{
console.log("USE A TEMPLATE")
}Portfolio
Templates
Free (and not shady af):
After your first client:
Hosting
Domains
Sometimes you can get the first year free
OR
Just use netlify.app for free
Resume
Template: Bob Boberson
Once we have our hitlist, we'll make multiple versions
(Run your resume through to see what recruiters see don't pay)
Cover Letter
Example: Bob Boberson
Once we have our hitlist, we'll make multiple versions
Github
PUSH EVERY DAY
Recruiters Love Green Squares
HITLIST
One of the most important things you will ever do for your career
USE THE SHEET!
NOW WITH TWO TABS!: Google Sheet
60 Networked
RECOMMENDED
Applications
Find the hiring manager:
- Add them to the hitlist
- Follow them on Twitter
- Find their email (hunter.io)
- Ask for a coffee chat
- Send a thank you
- Get the recommendation
Find the engineer on the team:
- Add them to the hitlist
- Follow them on Twitter
- Find their email (hunter.io)
- Ask for a coffee chat
- Send a thank you
- Get the recommendation
Find the recruiter:
- Add them to the hitlist
- Follow them on Twitter
- Find their email (hunter.io)
- Ask for a coffee chat
- Send a thank you
- Get the recommendation
Find their Momma:
- Add them to the hitlist
- Follow them on Twitter
- Find their email (hunter.io)
- Ask for a coffee chat
- Send a thank you
- Get the recommendation
IF YOU EVER JUST CLICK APPLY
30 High Value Apps
Custom Resume, Cover Letter, and Story
10 Premium Apps
Custom everything plus landing page, tweets, blog, and project
100Hours Project
Tie your past to your present and show you can code
100 Hours Project
Description (one paragraph)
Wireframe (wireframe.cc, figma, balsamiq)
BEAST MODE GETS JOBS
Interviewing
Finna Make Sum Nerds Angry
Process
- Apply / Recruited / Recommended
- Phone Screen
- Behavioral
- Technical Questions
- Take Home
- Whiteboard
- In-person
- Wine and Dine Interview
- Offer
*Every Company Is Wildly Different
Once Recommended
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN THIS PROCESS?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN THIS PROCESS?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN THIS PROCESS?!?
Once Recommended
Find EVERYTHING about their process!
Glassdoor
Github
Blind
How to prepare?
The Bank
Behavioral
C.A.R.
Cause Action Result
Technical Questions
Explanation, Use, Example
Technical Whiteboard
P.R.E.P
Parameters, Returns, Examples, Pseudo Code
Whiteboarding
Whiteboarding Tests:
- Communication And Collaboration Skills
- Job Specific Knowledge
- Survival Abilities when under pressure
- WHITEBOARDING SKILLS...
Hotly debated and not always part of the process
Notes On The Side
*if you know the source please lmk
Write Clearly
Be Mindful Of Space
Practice Practice Practice
P.R.E.P
Parameters, Returns, Examples, Pseudo Code
Let's PREP
FIZZBUZZ
Live CAR Class
FRIDAY
6:30pm EST
Homework
Do: Start prepping THE BANK
Do: Complete Your Professional Links
READ: Modern Javascript For Dinosaurs
WATCH: Node.js Crash Course (just get through it)
#100Devs - Interview Prep (cohort 2)
By Leon Noel
#100Devs - Interview Prep (cohort 2)
Class 33 of our Free Web Dev Bootcamp for folx affected by the pandemic. Join live T/Th 6:30pm ET leonnoel.com/twitch and ask questions here: leonnoel.com/discord
