The Tech Interview Guide Podcast

W. Ian Douglas
The Tech Interview Guide Podcast

The techinterview.guide podcast is comprised of audio snippets from live Q&A / AMA sessions from a regular live stream about technical interview preparation and career coaching. Episodes may address live chat, or questions submitted ahead of time, and all opinions are those of the speaker.

  1. 09/11/2022

    Do I tell recruiters that I’m waiting to hear back from other companies?

    An anonymous question came in asking whether the person should tell other recruiters that they're waiting for responses from other companies. I like transparency in communication, but how much you share is a personal preference. I was always willing to be open with recruiters as a show of goodwill whenever I had other interviews, offers, etc, to help coordinate things. You always want companies to think that they are your number one choice. --This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information. Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://tig.fyi/newsletters If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available. We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://tig.fyi/discord Connect with me on LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736 and use this link to see how my network can benefit your job search: https://tig.fyi/ intros #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    7min
  2. 07/11/2022

    I graduated from a bootcamp a year ago and can’t find a job. What am I doing wrong?

    An anonymous question came in Twitch Chat outlining a long list of programming languages and technologies they learned at a code school / bootcamp, and have not been able to find a job in the year since they graduated. I asked for more context in chat, and offered some general advice. I also asked that they contact me offline (we later connected on LinkedIn) to see if I can help them narrow down where they're having trouble. --This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information. Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://tig.fyi/newsletters If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available. We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://tig.fyi/discord Connect with me on LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736 and use this link to see how my network can benefit your job search: https://tig.fyi/ intros #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    17min
  3. 03/11/2022

    How can we put a demo link on our resume for things like APIs, desktop/mobile/terminal apps, etc.?

    Great question from our Discord community regarding my strong preference to having a demonstration link on your resume for project work. If you develop applications which are not browser-based, it's more difficult to let someone explore what you've built. Here are some suggestions for making demo links for mobile apps, desktop apps, programs that run in a terminal/shell, and APIs, etc.. --This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information. Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://tig.fyi/newsletters If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available. We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://tig.fyi/discord Connect with me on LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736 and use this link to see how my network can benefit your job search: https://tig.fyi/ intros #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    5min
  4. 01/11/2022

    Should I pursue a full-time dev job, or build a company around a full-stack app I wrote?

    A user in Twitch chat asked my opinion on their employment situation. They're not currently paid to be a software developer, but built some software that makes the company more productive. They asked whether I thought they should turn that software into a freelance business where they adapt the software for other similar industry businesses, OR if I thought they should pursue a full-time development job. I weigh a lot of pros and cons and helped them think about some of the legal implications. --This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information. Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://tig.fyi/newsletters If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available. We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://tig.fyi/discord Connect with me on LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736 and use this link to see how my network can benefit your job search: https://tig.fyi/ intros #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    14min
  5. 26/10/2022

    What are my thoughts about roles like Data Analysis in the tech industry?

    A live chat user on Twitch asked a great question about Data Analysis roles and what I thought of the role. I can't recall the NPR story I listened to a few years ago recarding data analysis and "letting the data tell the story", but I believe it was about census data or something of that nature, and how one awesome lady decided she wasn't going to mold the data to fit a narrative that her public office wanted to tell. Instead, she held firm that they were going to let the data tell the story for them based on the data they had collected. I really wish I could recall the story, it was pretty fascinating. --This episode came from a live-stream event. Drop by any time and ask questions, or message me privately to ask questions anonymously. https://techinterview.guide/streaming Check out all of my free content at https://techinterview.guide and the full archive of videos on YouTube, https://youtube.com/iandouglas . If you'd like to subscribe to an audio-only podcast, check out https://techinterview.guide/podcast for more information. Subscribe to the free Daily Email series -- 6-weeks of hiring perspectives in the tech industry from a manager's point of view, https://tig.fyi/newsletters If you'd like a free resume review, you can submit it here: https://techinterview.guide/resumereview. Private resume reviews are available. We have a growing Discord community where you can ask questions, https://tig.fyi/discord Connect with me on LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/iandouglas736 and use this link to see how my network can benefit your job search: https://tig.fyi/ intros #interviewprep #careers #techishiring #100devs

    4min

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The techinterview.guide podcast is comprised of audio snippets from live Q&A / AMA sessions from a regular live stream about technical interview preparation and career coaching. Episodes may address live chat, or questions submitted ahead of time, and all opinions are those of the speaker.

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