PREPARING FOR AN INTERVIEW

Many web developers dread job interviews

COMPANY RESEARCH

Do work out what the company does

COMPANY RESEARCH

You must research the company and the position before your first

interview.

You should spend at least 30 minutes learning about the company's

industry, what markets it services, what its customer base looks like, how

the hiring department fits into its overall strategy (if possible), and so on.

After completing your research, you should come up with a few

questions that address any concerns you might have.

No matter what, always frame your questions in a positive way; for

example, "What are you doing to keep from going under?" is not nearly as

good as, "What is your strategy to regain the competitive advantage?"

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Expect to be asked technical questions

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Some interviewers might ask you to solve problems on a

whiteboard using pseudo-code, or perhaps ask you to look at

code and spot the problems with it.

Communicate things like why you chose a particular solution

over another

Fibonacci sequence calculator or a tree walking algorithm

Be prepared to go into detail in terms of what you

accomplished, the technologies used, and how you used them.

WORK EXAMPLES

How to present your past experience and

portfolio

WORK EXAMPLES

Never bring code from your job unless it is open source or

permissible.

It's a good idea to work on an open source project or write

a few learning applications at home

Bring screenshots of your application, or URLs of publicly

available application

Alternatively, make a Flash portfolio with screenshots of

Web sites that I had worked on and included traffic numbers

from before and after the redesign

WORK STYLE QUESTIONS

Interviewers will ask you about how you work

WORK STYLE QUESTIONS

What is your greatest strength/weakness?

How do you delegate tasks in a team?

How do you deal with disagreements?

QUESTIONS TO ASK THE INTERVIEWER

What you should ask the interviewer

QUESTIONS TO ASK

Other than (main language being used), what other technologies are involved

in this environment?

What percentage of the role is new development compared to maintenance?

Are there any unusual techniques or programming styles that you use?

Are you using an Agile methodology or a Waterfall methodology?

What version control system do you use?

What makes working on this project different from some of the other projects

that I have worked on in the past?

Anything else to learn more about the technologies and the project

management approach being used.

Can I get a tour of the workspace?

QUESTIONS NOT TO ASK

Some questions are strictly off limits. Topics you want to avoid include the

following:

Anything regarding compensation, unless they broach the topic.

Questions regarding hours of operation (unless the job is specifically shift work,

in which case it is fine to ask what shift they're hiring for), vacation days, dress

code policy, break policies, personal phone usage policies, Web surfing policies,

whether they record IMs, etc. These questions scream, "I want to get paid for not

doing my job!"

Any questions that they would not be allowed to ask you for Equal Employment

Opportunity reasons (like ethnicity, religion, nation of origin, etc.). Not only are

these questions rude, but they are inappropriate.

PERSONALITY QUIRKS

Your gestures and body language give away

your personality

PERSONALITY QUIRKS

Some common quirks that can affect your chances of being hired

include the following:

Leg jiggling, finger tapping, etc. These habits make you seem

like a nervous person and can also be extremely grating on others'

nerves.

Overwhelming scents, ranging from too much (or too strong)

perfume and cologne, lack of deodorant, and cigarette smoke.

Inappropriate jokes. If you wouldn't tell the joke to a five-year-

old, do not tell it at an interview.

MORE TIPS & RESOURCES

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The 10 best ways to handle a job interview

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Three interview behaviors managers don't like

The parts of a job interview that you can control

Three interview questions to ask the interviewer

Red flags you may unintentionally be giving off in interviews

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THANK YOU

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