Chapter 7. The interview: What to expect and how to handle it

This chapter covers

  • What interviewers are looking for
  • Common types of interview questions
  • Proper etiquette when communicating with a company

If you stop to consider the process of an interview, you might realize just how tricky it is: somehow, you need to show total strangers that you’d be good in a role you know about only from a few paragraphs in a job posting. In the interview, you may be asked technical questions at all levels about different technologies—some of which you may not have used before. Further, during the interview you’ll need to learn enough about the company to ...

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