Interview skills to upskill software engineers in 99 minutes

Preparation guildelines from a longer term upskilling perspective. Design career the beyond system design interviews.

Interviews are becoming more time-consuming as the software industry gathers pace.

What you’ll learn

• A knowledge oriented interview preparation framework that suits their goals.
• Planning the phases of interview process to avoid burnout.
• Become better at current job while preparing for a job change by systematic upskilling.
• Finer software engineering and technical details that help a candidate standout during interviews.

Course Content

• Purpose –> 5 lectures • 12min.
• Foundation [9 -12 months] –> 6 lectures • 27min.
• Reinforcement [6-9 Months] –> 6 lectures • 29min.
• Convergence [ 3- 6 months] –> 3 lectures • 8min.
• Endgame [0 – 3 months] –> 5 lectures • 18min.
• Conclusion –> 2 lectures • 7min.

Requirements

Interviews are becoming more time-consuming as the software industry gathers pace.

New trends keep getting introduced leaving candidates exhausted in an attempt to keep up.

To avoid burnout, the course recommends a more systematic knowledge-driven framework.

Course Structure

• Section 1: Necessity for an alternative approach inclined towards career growth instead of instant gratification.
• Section 2: Foundation Phase (12- 9 months)
  • The gathering phase. Identify the possible sources for the relevant information.
• Section 3: Reinforcement Phase (9 – 6 months)
  • The sorting phase. Organize the resources based on the refined needs of the job search.
• Section 4: Convergence Phase (6 -3 months)
  • Drill down further to identify only the absolutely necessary information.
• Section 5:  End game (3-0 months)
  • Execute with a clear plan built on all the gathered information.
• Section 6: Conclusion

Key Takeaways:

1. The idea is simple, prepare at your pace throughout the year and apply only when ready to invest 8 weeks for the potential employers.
2. Maximize the learnings to capitalize in the current workplace or in the new one!

What course doesn’t offer?

• The course does not talk about compensation and HR interview handling
• The course does not talk about the behavioral interview and dress code etc.
• The course does not specifically target FAANG/MAANG.
• The course does not deal with urgent career change situations like a layoff, reaction to a bad performance review, etc.