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Example
https://leetcode.com/explore/interview/card/cheatsheets/720/resources/4723/
[!info] 10 Good Questions to Ask a Recruiter
An interview is a two way street.
https://www.coursera.org/articles/questions-to-ask-recruiters?utm_medium=sem&utm_source=gg&utm_campaign=B2C_EMEA__coursera_FTCOF_career-academy_pmax-multiple-audiences-country-multi&campaignid=20858198824&adgroupid=&device=c&keyword=&matchtype=&network=x&devicemodel=&adposition=&creativeid=&hide_mobile_promo&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5ybNtZdycj_tsSFn9ektXmpLlMUMSVl33l8OLy8nSDdRU1PRBbdMOqkaAqXqEALw_wcB
[!info] How to answer the question: “Why do you want to work here?” | Indeed.com UK
Having a great answer to the question, "Why do you want to work here?
https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/why-do-you-want-to-work-here
Review Candidate's Background (5-10 minutes):
https://youtu.be/aJdA4eD7rkA?t=155
Hello, I'm Nikita Katyshev, Java Developer with more then 4 years of experience. Currently as a Senior Software Engineer at EPAM SYSTEMS, I am playing a key role in development of microservices for the German identity provider, with more then 100,000 of users.
In past roles, I contributed to projects like a monolith time tracking service, hr tools and an ETL pipeline for legislation documents. I’ve onboarded and mentored less experienced developers, created indoor tools to improved team performance and have experience in Microservices, Monoliths, and ETLs.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Program Engineering and since then I’m actively contributing in my learning. Currently I am exploring the field of Cloud computing and I’ve passed AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification. Along with that I worked with Java 8-17, Spring, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, NoSQL and have some frontend experience using React. And I'm willing to contribute my skills to an innovative project and to become a part of the product.
I want to expand my expirience in work with high loaded systems. To know big data processing tool. I want to work with AWS
Tell me about yourself
Why we should hire you?(What makes you a best candidate for this position etc)
Show your value
Research the role and company
Check company’s mission
look for overlap of skills that are needed and I have
Highlight your proven impact
what you did
Reason
Work example
Positive outcome with some metrics
Show you understand the position
Your professional offering
Speak Confidently about what makes you uniquely qualified
Why do you want to work here?
Product
Services
Mission
Workplace culture
What are your strength?
What are your weaknesses
Weakness
Context
Improvement measures
Where do you see yourself in five years? How would you want to grow in the company? How would you achieve that vision?
Team Leader role
Tell about skills you want to develop and things you want to accomplish\
While researching this company I found that I could gain skills that are potential for long-time grow
Identify that you are looking for a company to stay for a long term
Can you recall time when you expirienced conflict with coworker?
Provide insight into your personality
Demonstrate how you will function in a team
STAR
Why do you want to work here?
Show that you researched company, what you like in it, how you align with it’s values
What is your strength
Tell Context and story
That I could work on any task, I’m ready to research and dive deeply, no matter the task. Even very boring bugs
What is your weakness
Context + how you improved it
Due to high project load I was agreeing to all the tasks that led to lack of work life balance. Now I’m planning how much time I could spend on task per day and prioritise it accordingly
Why should we hire you?
Past conflict in the workplace
Example of a conflict and how you dealer with it
What motivates you?
What do you think of technical conferences/meetups? Are they important and why?
Tell about your last project
What are you learning right now? Teach me this.
Last book you read
How much time do you need to start working full time for us?
What do you do when you get stuck on some problem for too long?
Tell me your 3 best/last failures
What is broken around you?
When was the last time when you shared the knowledge with somebody else? Did you like it? Why did you do that?
Explain to me your learning process, validation of the information and using it in practice.
What responsibilities did you have on the last project?
This requires you to outline your role in whatever project you handled last. Discuss the nature of the project, the tasks you managed, collaborative efforts, obstacles and solutions, and the overall outcome to present a thorough answer
What professional achievement are you most proud of?
With this question, you’ll want to choose a relatively recent accomplishment that aligns with the job you want to secure and showcases your skills.
Often, using the STAR method to answer is your best strategy. Introduce the project or event that put you on the path. Discuss the requirements and challenges, followed by the actions you took and the skills you used. Then wrap up with the outcome, quantifying the details when possible.
What is your greatest weakness, and what have you done to overcome it?
With this question, you’ll want to choose a relatively recent accomplishment that aligns with the job you want to secure and showcases your skills.
Often, using the STAR method to answer is your best strategy. Introduce the project or event that put you on the path. Discuss the requirements and challenges, followed by the actions you took and the skills you used. Then wrap up with the outcome, quantifying the details when possible.
Describe a challenging task you've had to work on recently. Was it completed successfully? What did you do to solve the problem?
With this question, you’ll want to present a recent struggle, preferably one you were able to overcome. Discuss the situation, outlining why it was challenging. List the steps you took to work through it, highlighting relevant skills along the way. Then, go over your solution and the final outcome.
Why you decided to switch your job
Tell us about some of your extra-curricular hobbies.
Why is the position open
Can you tell me about the interview process and timeline
What project I will start with? Describe the problem it solves. Describe the technical stack chosen, why it is like that and which tasks I will be asked to solve there.
Will I have the ability to communicate with the client side?
Which instruments does your company use for development? Are there any limitations?
What level of responsibilities will I have?
Does the project offer any business trips/on sites?