Keynote 2: Interviewing as a Python engineer
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Covers practical guidance for preparing and conducting technical interviews from the perspective of an experienced hiring manager who has hired many programmers; focuses on what to prepare for and how to run a good interview specifically for Python engineers.
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chapters (31)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:16What we'll cover
- 0:55Disclaimers
- 5:40The hiring funnel
- 5:54The problem
- 10:44Preparation
- 11:42How to find out what you'll be asked
- 13:11Answering questions, in the moment
- 16:36After an interview
- 17:47The techniques
- 19:56How we'll examine a technique
- 23:081. Behavioral interviews
- 23:19Preparing for behavioral interviews
- 25:29Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
- 26:56Hypothetical questions
- 28:23Preparing for hypotheticals
- 29:59Tips for trivia
- 32:50Preparing for live coding
- 33:48Doing live-coding exercises
- 35:15Preparing for take-home exercises
- 35:26Doing take-home challenges
- 35:42Pairing
- 36:07Online Tools
- 36:19Tips for platform-based challenges
- 37:03Tips for whiteboarding
- 37:35Preparing for code review
- 37:46Lab Exercises
- 38:21Lab exercise tips
- 38:4211. "Starter Projects"
- 39:33Techniques: Recap
- 39:53Final thoughts
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