Developers see interviews as a "necessary evil" during the hiring process. Here's how to make the technical interview better for everyone involved.

1. Interview
Developers
From start to finish
HOW TO

2. Developers
don’t really like
interviews.

3. They see it as a
necessary evil
in the hiring process.

4. So you shouldn't use
basic interview formats
for developer interviews.

5. Here’s how you can
make the process better
for everyone involved:

6. Pre-Interview
Stage
1

7. say they want to be better prepared for an
interview ahead of time...
35% of developers

8. Tell the candidate
who they will be
speaking with.
Give the candidate basic
details a few days before
the interview.
So...

9. say flexibility is important to them when
considering an interview.
20% of developers

10. Be flexible about
interview scheduling.
Be empathetic - making
time for an interview during
the day can be difficult.
So...

11. The potential salary range can
make or break an offer -- everyone
will benefit from the honesty.
Be up-front about
expectations.
Lastly

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13. During the
2interview

14. Be on time
and be organized.
If not, you could scare off
good candidates.

15. 37% of developers want to see the
workspace during the interview.
Introduce them
to the team.

16. Show them
their potential
37% of developers want to see the
workspace during the interview.
workspace

17. Maybe have a team lunch where
everyone can meet and talk briefly.
Have multiple
people interview
each candidate

18. After the
Interview3

19. Write down
immediate feedback
on the candidate while it’s fresh.

20. Communicate
with the candidate as soon as
you know.
the decision

21. Methods for
Interviewing
Developers4

22. in live coding tests.
Have them participate

23. “whiteboard
programming”.
Use

24. These save time and money, are convenient,
and can be recorded.
Use video interviews.

25. What to Ask in
the Interview5

26. Before asking anything,
This puts the candidate at ease.
introduce yourself.

27. Ask about
a recent project
they worked on.

28. Ask an easy
programming
to see how they approach
solving problems.
question

29. Ask an
algorithmic
question.

30. Ask a fun
“Tabs or spaces?”
“What cool things have
you learned lately?”
question, like…

31. Do NOT Ask
6

32. Brainteasers.

33. Quiz show questions.

34. Anything illegal.

35. Helpful Links

36. Joel Spolsky’s Guerrilla
Guide to Interviewing

37. Technical
Interviewing Blog

38. Ready to find
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