Explore " interview process" with insightful episodes like "The Birth of Tough Questions? Great Answers!", "The Beginning - An Intro to the Zero Plus One Podcast", "The Hustle With Anas Abdulahi", "Ep. 37: Real Moms Negotiate Salaries Too" and "Getting a remote position at Microsoft with Scott Hanselman" from podcasts like ""Tough Questions? Great Answers!", "Zero Plus One Podcast", "Zero Plus One Podcast", "Real Moms Too" and "Software Engineering Unlocked"" and more!
This episode will help you understand where my passion for the interview process was born. The opening of this episode begins with a quote from 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions by Ron Fry. I highly recommend you read this book. It will assist you with developing your strategy for successfully getting through your next interview.
Welcome to the Zero Plus One Podcast!!! I am excited to bring you the knowledge and motivation to becoming a successful software engineer. This podcast will cover the tactical steps needed to land your dream job. I'll be covering everything needed to get you your first software engineering job or internship, such as interviewing tips and tricks, resume advice, studying for technical interviews, and negotiating offers.
For those who have already landed their first software engineering job, I'll be covering how to grow and advance in your career, how to become a leader on your team and within an organization, and how to navigate the journey of a software engineer.
You will hear from special guests from a variety of roles to give you better insight and a different perspective into what it's like to be a software engineer. A few examples include: having a hiring manager on to talk about what she or he looks for in an ideal candidate, having a recruiter on to talk about how they can serve you best as a software engineer searching for a new job, or having a software engineer on to talk about their experience as a software engineer.
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In this episode, I interview Anas Abdulahi, an aspiring software engineer. He tells us about how he got his first internship and first full time job after attending college. He shares his failures and how he overcame those failures in order to get to where he is today. We cover the differences between interviewing for a internship verses a full-time position, how to study for technical interviews, and understanding your value when you receive an offer.
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In the workplace, this is often the time of year when employers begin completing year-end reviews with their employees. Whether you are in the midst of a review with management or interviewing for a new job, like our co-host, Alana, you have to be prepared to negotiate the salary you believe you deserve. To help listeners walk into their annual review or interview with confidence and the skills to negotiate, Real Moms Too interviewed career and leadership development expert, Julia Rock, owner of Rock Career Development. Rock Career Development is a career solutions firm that empowers ambitious professionals to unlock and achieve their full career potential.
Julia shares career advice that is transferable for any industry and any person listening. Having negotiation conversations can be scary, and being a woman and mother may add to the nervousness, but Julia encourages listeners to focus on the value you bring to the company, research the market, and have your receipts ready to help you earn top dollar within a company. Tune in to episode 37 now and listen as your favorite momfriends learn all about how to negotiate in the workplace.
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Julia C. Rock is the owner of Rock Career Development, a career solutions firm that empowers ambitious professionals to unlock and achieve their full career potential. Julia is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP), and a career and leadership development expert.
Through her coaching, clients are able to secure dream positions while earning their worth and then some. Julia is passionate about helping others find and pursue their passions because she believes that if you can change your career, you can change your life.
Julia has also achieved corporate career success working for one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. She is currently the Lead Controller for three major chemical plants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, overseeing ~$1B in operating expenses.
To date, Julia has been featured in several major publications, including Fortune Magazine, Business Insider, Monster, Blavity, and xoNecole. She is also a current contributor for xoNecole, informing women of color on how to level up in their careers. Julia also serves as a speaker, panelist, and workshop presenter for various professional, religious, and community organizations.
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How and why Scott started to work remotely for Microsoft. (1:25)
When does he have to be at the office? Scott talks about which situations merit a face to face meeting. (4:20)
Does Scott think you can you get a remote position at Microsoft, and how? (6:20)
Does Scott travel all the time? (5:20)
Then, Scotts explains how you can land a remote position at Microsoft (6:35)
Scott says Microsoft careers website hasn't caught up with remote work, but around 22% of the position for the developer division (aka Visual Studio) are remote.
How should we overcome imposter syndrome and feeling like a phony when we apply for a job (7:45)
How you can negotiate your way into a remote position. (8:30)
Is Scott hiring right now? (9:40)
Which interview questions would Scott ask a programmer or product manager? Well, when interviewing, Scott looks for "systems-thinking" skills. He says, everything else can be taught. (11:30)
I want to know that you understand systems thinking and how systems work together. And the recognition that there are systems. (Scott Hanselman)
John Montgomery - rolled out a interview system. You can read more about it here. Basically now, as an interviewee, you work on larger problems and solve them as if you are a consultant. You get to work with the people that work on such a problem. Scott says, we interview you as if you are a person that can help answer this problem, but you do not have to have the answer to the problem right away. (12:35)
Scott says we have to recognise that not everybody does their best work in high pressure situations. And an interview is a high-pressure situation. So, how can we make a interview more comfortable? (13:50)
Scott talks about preparing people and helping people with imposter syndrome feel more at ease at an interview (15:00)
When interviewing for a product manager position, Microsoft developer division (aka Visual Studio team) shares the interview problem before so you can prepare yourself. Scott walks me through such an interview. (16:12)
Scott explains which kind of interviews there are at Microsoft (17:05)
How can we hire diverse people if we are at the same time looking for cultural fit? (17:35)
Scott talks about how to handle people that think differently, and why people think differently (19:30).
I talk with Scott about his website for newbies in open source, and Scott explains how we can mentor and help newcomers in open source (22:10).
The best way to get people involved in open source is small stuff. Get them working on docs, get them doing tests. Help them do things so they can have an early win. (Scott 25:10)
How can Scott be so productive? What is his secret sauce to productivity, and what is his advice for you to increase your productivity? (26:40)
Has Scott had a master plan to be as successful as he is today? (30:25)
Scott answers a question from a listener on the importance of DevOps as a engineering practices and wether companies should invest in this practice or not? (32:20)
Every team wants to find and hire the best talent for their teams but what do you look for, how do you get better at it and what should you avoid? In this episode, we will walk you through some of the questions I’ve learned to ask, some of the things I look for, and some tests I’ve developed to find the best talent.
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