Master the behavioral interview and get a job in Big Tech
When interviewing for your next software engineering role, being a good developer can only take you that far. You might think that during the interview process, the only thing that matters is how good your code is or how good your architecture answers are, but the truth is, most developers fail to get their next job because of the behavioural part of the software engineering interview. The good news is that you can prepare for the behavioral interview and ace it every single time. In this course, Nick Cosentino, a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft and Ryan Murphy, a Software Engineering Manager at Yelp, will use the knowledge that they gathered throughout the years during hundreds of interviews they conducted to make sure you are ready to pass your next interview.
Curriculum
Welcome (02:28)
What will you learn in this course? (02:50)
Who is the course for and prerequisites (02:17)
Teaching style (01:32)
What are they and why do they matter? (08:02)
Common interview formats (09:36)
Key competencies (11:19)
Myths and misconceptions (12:54)
Research and company specifics (10:10)
Crafting good stories (15:10)
Personal SWOT analysis (12:30)
Practice (11:11)
Remote interviews (08:22)
Onsite interviews (10:43)
Introductions and first impressions (07:12)
Interview etiquette (09:14)
Selecting Your Stories (10:12)
Handling difficult questions (11:44)
Body language and key physical signals (14:15)
Tips and tricks we use to keep the interview moving (10:41)
Key signals we are looking for (11:17)
Warning signs (14:33)
Red flag deal breakers (05:59)
Problem-solving abilities (13:40)
Teamwork and collaboration (10:52)
Leadership (08:45)
Communication (13:49)
Customer focus (14:59)
Other competencies (07:45)
Mock interview 1 (12:10)
Interview analysis 1 (08:48)
Mock interview 2 (12:28)
Interview analysis 2 (06:46)
Mock interview 3 (06:03)
Interview analysis 3 (03:28)
Following up and Thank you's (08:06)
Self reflection (08:07)
Do your research (09:43)
Conclusion (01:30)
Course Info
Level:
Career
Duration:
6h 1m
Rating (New):
Lifetime access
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Nick Cosentino
Nick Cosentino is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft and a .NET content creator. He manages the teams responsible for deploying the hundreds of services supporting the Microsoft365 suite of products to serve users across the planet. Nick brings his unique experiences to the Big Tech world having worked at a startup that scaled from a handful of employees to hundreds before it went public.
Nick runs a software engineering and dotnet-focused blog as well as a YouTube channel called Dev Leader. While he enjoys solving complex problems with software solutions, Nick is passionate about reducing barriers for people to get started on their software engineering journey.
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Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy is an experienced Engineering Manager at Yelp, content creator, writer and speaker. He currently leads the teams responsible for all the infrastructure behind reliable and safe purchasing. His career has typically seen him either working on trading platforms at large financial institutions or implementing scalable infrastructure behind advertising.
Ryan’s goal is to level-up the next generation of software engineering leadership, where there is currently little on offer for training and learning those new skills.
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