How to Hack the Interview
summary
A talk about making technical interviews fairer and more effective, discussing which interview sections actually assess useful skills and which are unnecessary. It examines interpersonal factors—how impressions and presentation can sway outcomes—how to distinguish a mid-level engineer from a junior, and whether to interview someone whose work you already know.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28Architecture interview section
- 10:18Candidate objectivity
- 17:37Limited interview structure
- 21:46Algorithms and data structures
- 23:12Ideal candidate resume
- 30:36Test tasks and rejection
- 33:02Resume mistakes and impact
- 36:35Resume keywords and experience
- 41:51Experience relevance and market prep
- 43:40Resume-based candidate selection
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