For a video of this presentation, see https://youtu.be/vSK4WUPcjFw The typical process, what to expect, and how to prepare. As a software developer, this video attempts to explain the typical interview process.

1. Interviewing

2. Average Process
● Application/Contact
● Recruiter Conversation
● Test/Demonstration
● Technical Screen
● Panel Screen
● Special Project
● Fit Screen
● Executive Meeting

3. Application/Contact
● Initial Interest
● Loose alignment
● Scheduling a chat

4. Recruiter Conversation
● Be upfront about Money
● Employment Type: W2, 1099, W9, C2H
● Location: Remote, Hybrid, Onsite, Relocate
● Who is it really for?
● 15-30 minutes

5. Test/Demonstration
● Common
● Time is money
● Less experience, more likely
● Consider your other options
● 30 minutes?

6. Technical Screen
● Covers the basics
● Resume Lie Detector
● Google “common X interview questions”
● If you don’t know, say so
● Don’t ask how you did
● If it ends early, you probably failed
● 30 minutes

7. Panel Screen
● Senior dev positions
● Higher level technical questions
● 60-90 minutes

8. Special Project
● High Level Positions
● Time is Money
● Limit to 5 Hours

9. Fit Screen
● Always
● Scenario based
● Mostly non-technical
● Don’t talk trash

10. Executive Meeting
● Higher level positions/Small Companies
● Learning about you and what you want