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How to Answer "Tell Me About Yourself" in a Tech Interview
Of all the questions a tech professional could face during a job interview, “Tell me about yourself” is potentially the one to cause the most worry. Although it’s a very common interview question, it’s also broad enough to spark confusion. What should you say? How can you use your answer to assure the interviewer that you’re the right person for the position? The ideal answer showcases your journey through the tech industry, puts your existing skills in the best light, and demonstrates why you’re the best person for that job. No pressure! Know Your Audience Before any job interview, you should sit down and do a bit of pre-work. You’ll want to frame out the answers to potential questions, so you’re not caught flat-footed on the day of the interview. You’ll also want to prepare stories that effectively frame out your skills and experience. In essence, you should focus on two things: Research the Company: Before the interview, delve into the company's mission, values, and recent projects.
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Behavioral Questions for Tech Professionals: How to Answer
Acing the job interview is about far more than just having the right technical skills. While your resume and coding assessments might showcase your proficiency in building apps and coding services, behavioral interview questions will assess your ability to work effectively in a team, manage pressure, and think on your feet. Many of these seemingly innocuous inquiries that begin with “Tell me about a time...” But don't be fooled by their casual phrasing: behavioral questions are a gold mine for interviewers, offering a window into your past experiences and predicting how you'll handle future challenges. With all that in mind, here are some template behavioral interview questions and answers you can use to prep for your next big interview. We’ll review this Q&A through the prism of STAR, which stands for situation, task, action, result. This can help you frame your answers: Situation: Start by explaining the scene. Where were you working, what was going on at the time, and what was the d
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Always Be Closing: How to Be the Candidate that Gets Hired
In today's competitive job market, landing (and acing) a series of tough interviews isn't enough to get hired. If you want to outperform the competition and win an offer, you need to be able to close the deal. Actually, the term “closing” is a bit of a misnomer because sealing the deal with a hiring manager starts long before the final interview. The process involves a series of simple steps and techniques that help you score the job offer you want. “You can’t expect a hiring manager to recognize your talents; you have to position yourself to be competitive and selected,” advised Stacie Renna, director of talent acquisition and interview coach at The Career Expert. Here are some strategies you can use to convert a high percentage of hard-won job interviews into job offers. Find the Pain To be clear, working toward an offer throughout the hiring process requires acting like a consultant not a high-pressure, used-car salesperson. In fact, highly effective closers are authentic and true,
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Tech Job Offer Checklist: Things to Consider Before You Accept
Evaluating a job offer for a technology job can be challenging. Today, most offers include several multifaceted components, including cash, equity and benefits that must be valued, clarified and even negotiated to reach an overall agreement that is fair and mutually acceptable to both parties. As the saying goes, the money’s in the details—so let’s get to it. Here’s a look at the main components and job details you should be analyzing closely before accepting or rejecting an offer. Salary and Bonuses Understanding the cash compensation in an offer may not be as straightforward as it seems. Some companies try to make their offers more appealing by presenting cash compensation as a lumpsum amount that includes salary and bonuses—such as sign-on, relocation and annual performance bonuses—but these need to be broken out and evaluated separately, warned Josh Doody, a salary negotiation coach for high earners. That’s because some bonuses are a one-time thing, while others may provide an annu
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Spotting Red Flags in Your Interview Process
With the tech job market jumbled as it is right now, it is easy to make more exceptions than you ordinarily would out of concern that options may be more limited. But there are a lot of important things you can learn about a potential employer in the interview phase, and watching for red flags is a key part of that process. According to a 2023 poll by Monster, “Sixty-five percent of job seekers consider jobs that require more than three rounds of interviews to be the biggest “red flag” of a bad work environment.” This could be an indicator that an employer is indecisive and disorganized, a trait that can make a job very stressful. Here are some more common red flags to watch out for: Disorganization and Disrespect Is the interview process riddled with last-minute rescheduling, strange communication, or confusing behavior from interviewers? This can be a sign of a poorly managed company culture or uncomfortable interviewers. Value Mismatch During the interview, keenly observe the compan