Overview
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Round out your resume. Learn the soft skills you need to be successful in hunting for a technical job, interviewing with stakeholders, and securing a role.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Understanding the hiring landscape
- How I got my first job
- Behind the scenes: The hiring process
- The pace of the tech hiring process
- Power dynamics during the hiring process
- Setting realistic expectations
- Technical candidates need soft skills
- The struggle for soft skills
- Avoid prejudging the role
- Avoid creating a laundry-list resume
- Customize your presentation
- Different types of interviewers
- Tech hiring roles: The recruiter
- Tech hiring roles: Product and program
- Tech hiring roles: Policy, PR, and sales
- Tech hiring roles: Engineering
- Tech hiring roles: Hiring manager
- The job description
- Using LinkedIn
- The company’s technical footprint
- Social media
- Getting too tactical in a tech interview
- Speaking negatively about your previous jobs
- Coming off as lacking people skills
- Showing predictability
- Setting the stage
- Answering technical questions
- Showing judgment and empathy
- Demonstrating your desire for growth
- Acing the hiring manager interview
- Communicating with the recruiter
- Communicating with the interview team
- Communicating with the hiring manager
- Interview success
