Bookmarks tagged with "interviewing"
- Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control | WIRED
In 2022, feeling burned out by the pandemic and a five-year sprint at a cloud storage company, Catherine decided it was time for a break. Catherine, who uses the pronouns they/them and asked that their full name be withheld due to the sensitive nature of job hunting, had adequate savings and a partner with health insurance. So Catherine spent five months hiking the 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. By the end of 2023, they were ready to look for another software engineering job. But the hu...
- Our Company Is Doing So Well That You’re All Fired - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
“Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees, a day after announcing record Super Bowl ratings.” — Thank you for jumping on this last-minute Zoom meeting. As you’re all well aware, this has been a great year for us. Profits are at an all-time high. Our stock price is at an all-time high. Growth projections for the coming year are through the roof. You all have done an amazing job ushering in a new era of success for this company. So amazing, in fact, that we have no choice but to let you all ...
- ashishps1/awesome-behavioral-interviews: This repository contains tips and resources to prepare for behavioral interviews.
This repository contains tips and resources to prepare for behavioral interviews. The STAR framework is a structured method for answering behavioral interview questions effectively. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. Here are a few more common behavioral interview questions along with STAR-based responses: This format is inspired by the book "Cracking the Coding Interview" by Gayle Laakman McDowell. I found it really helpful during my preparation. Create a sheet and list down c...