Interview with a Vampire
summary
A seasoned interviewer shares observations from dozens of public and private technical interviews and analyzes the purpose, types, and common problems of interview formats. The talk names typical candidate and interviewer mistakes, discusses what each side wants (candidate goals vs. interviewer goals), and proposes practical approaches toward designing more useful, effective technical interviews.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Start
- 2:57What is an interview?
- 4:43What is the purpose of an interview?
- 5:31Candidate's goal
- 10:46Interviewer's goal
- 13:10Interview problems
- 19:11Candidate mistakes
- 26:44Interviewer mistakes
- 31:29What to do about it?
- 41:35Q&A
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