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Effective Job Interviewing From Both Sides of the Desk - Presentation Transcript
1. Interviewing From Both Sides of the Desk Andy Lester, Land The Tech Job You Love
http://theworkinggeek.com/ andy@theworkinggeek.com
2. Understand your role in the process.
3. Interviewer + candidate want the same thing.
4. Hiring manager's task • "Can this guy do the job?" • "Do I want this guy working for
me?" • "Do I want this guy on my team?" • Convince candidate that yours is a company
to work for.
5. Candidate's task • "Can I do the job?" • Convince the HM you can do the job. • Get a
job offer, or move closer to it.
6. After the offer • "Do I want to work for this guy?" • "Do I want to work on this team?"
7. Conversation, not interrogation.
8. Your interview is your ?rst day on the job.
9. Preparing the day before
10. Preparing the day before • Clear your schedule. • Prepare to get there. • Prepare
what you're going to take with you. • Include a portfolio of work if you can. • Prepare
your own questions.
11. Asking & answering questions
12. Good questions a/k/a "I hate those!"
13. Tell me about yourself.
14. Tell me about yourself. • Did she do any research? • Is she prepared? • How does
she speak? • Does she take pride in her work? • What else should I ask about?
15. Where do you want to be in ?ve years?
16. Where do you want to be in ?ve years? • Does he have any sort of plan? • Does he
work on self-improvement? • Will I have a place for him?
17. What is your greatest weakness?
18. Why do you want to work for us? - and - What do you know about our company?
19. Why do you want to work for us? • Has she done research? • Is this just another job
for her? • What drives her?
20. Tell me about a project that didn't go well. - or - Tell me about a teammate you've
had trouble with.
21. Tell me about a project that didn't go well. • Is he a blamer/whiner? • Can he learn
from mistakes? • How are his personal skills?
22. Candidate questions
23. What's a day lik