Episode 07: Intro to Behavioural Interviews

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024

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  • @AKMaksat
    @AKMaksat 3 года назад +328

    Last year: watched this video to prepare for interviews.
    Now: watching this video to learn how to conduct interviews.
    That's how useful this video is

    • @sscapture
      @sscapture 8 месяцев назад

      What's the matter to have those questions then? 😂

    • @48956l
      @48956l 3 месяца назад

      This reads like a LinkedIn post lol

  • @joelfong
    @joelfong 7 лет назад +1

    Just wanna say a big thanks for this video. I really appreciate the honest and genuine advice you have put into this. I love your channel and I hope you continue making videos every now and then. (:

  • @sandeepchandappillai9814
    @sandeepchandappillai9814 7 лет назад

    Dude, thanks a lot for taking the time to put up these videos. They help me a lot for my interviews.
    Thank you and please do more ! I am sure, it will help a lot more people! New channels take some time to snowball into more.
    Thanks!

  • @ghostpeppered4524
    @ghostpeppered4524 2 года назад

    Jackson ... it hurts... in a good way. Thanks for the growth.

  • @pprogramming
    @pprogramming 8 лет назад +3

    Great episode! So happy that I found your channel.

  • @jackotonye
    @jackotonye 7 лет назад

    Wish i had watched this episode being a young coder I had most of the issues outlined with just knowing more about the code as opposed to interacting and all about team dynamics.

  • @tomaszszulc7259
    @tomaszszulc7259 8 лет назад

    Thank you for the video. Awesome session!

  • @matrixRule127
    @matrixRule127 3 года назад +83

    Absolute GOLD, even after 4 years!

  • @sunil.b
    @sunil.b 3 года назад +24

    - *Be genuine*
    - Culture fit
    - Communication expressing idea
    - Collaboration - way to coordinate with people. best way keep you point always last.
    - Don't blame take responsibility
    - Is it positive contributor?
    - Reverse engineering dont logically tuned a answer be genuine
    - Sometime mixed answer good + bad thing.
    - Project is team work may be you are worked big chunk but don't forget give credits to the team
    - Resume should tell own story progression of jobs.
    - Remove I word and add Me and Team
    - Passion long:- running enthuse also applicable where you work
    - Critical points below
    - Be genuine
    - Thing crucially about you Career and company you trying to work and what you want next in you career.
    - Own you strength and weakness.
    - End asking Question.

  • @PiggiesInTheRain
    @PiggiesInTheRain 5 месяцев назад +2

    So all missteps are 100% our fault? Circumstances never matter? In fact, if someone even mentions them, no matter their strengths they’re out? Yeah, no. That’s a major red flag. You’re the problem here, not the candidate. Thankfully that ancient culture is dying

  • @ikhlakshaikh
    @ikhlakshaikh 4 года назад +59

    Just watching this gives me anxiety

  • @BrunoJuliao7
    @BrunoJuliao7 8 лет назад +50

    I know the advice is as simple as "be yourself" but I loved so much all the information in between. Thanks a lot for this video.

  • @Steklopod
    @Steklopod 5 месяцев назад +2

    Author thinks that interviewers are gods 😂and know everything. I can trick them easier than drinking a cap of tea and they will never notice that

  • @pinebitway
    @pinebitway 7 лет назад +28

    This is the MOST useful video about the interviewing I've seen so far. Thank you very much Jackson!

  • @SergeDuka
    @SergeDuka 2 года назад +2

    44:30 I love how he talks about having a world record with a straight face. Here's another suggestion. If you earn a billion bucks selling your own software, you can have a better chance of being hired by Google. 😂

  • @kleeenco
    @kleeenco 8 лет назад +6

    Lots of good advice here and really helpful video. Please be mindful of your ageism though. You repeatedly mention people from new grad to 4 years and talk about your concern they "topped out" at some timeframe. That's your own bias. Someone's career trajectory is their own. I'd suggest you watch yourself talk about it. That said, overall a very good video.

    • @jackson-gabbard
      @jackson-gabbard  8 лет назад +11

      I agree with you that I'm bringing my own biases to these videos. No question about that. It's worth pointing out though that that the 4 year marker isn't some number I'm carrying around in my bias set out of ageism. It's actually based on the expected trajectory of a top-tier technical person. Companies like Google, Facebook, et al. expect for their engineers to advance steadily from graduation to, roughly, a first-level tech lead. The 4 year mark is roughly the amount of time top-tier companies expect good people to make it from n00bie to tech lead (once that person is in a healthy, growth-enabling environment).
      Importantly, once a person is at that first "senior" level, most companies are fine with them topping out. Once they've reached that level, there's no expectation of them ever advancing again. That's not ageism though. It's actually based on human potential. It's not expectable that most people will ever get beyond that level because the amount of effort, brains, emotional maturity, and dexterity required to move beyond that point is literally beyond the capability of the majority of humans regardless of age. Also because once you're at that level, you're doing kick ass work that the company would happily pay you for in perpetuity. Knowing this, good companies require people to continually improve until they hit the ceiling for the average very smart, very motivated engineer.
      I strongly agree with you that your career trajectory is your own. In fact, many people do progress later in their careers. Often deep expertise, maturity, patience, and emotional stability (which all come with age) enable people with 4+ years of experience to do better, large-scale work than the average superstar junior engineer is capable of. Most of the people I know who make it to the very advanced levels do so well passed the 4 year mark in their careers.

  • @edwin-jq4dp
    @edwin-jq4dp 4 года назад +16

    You're doing God's work. Please, make more these type of videos about any content related to IT, actually I would love to see any type of video from you. The delivery, the usefulness and the actuality of topics are outright outstanding.

  • @48956l
    @48956l 2 года назад +5

    what should I do if I'm pretty dumb

  • @shigeizhang
    @shigeizhang 7 лет назад +119

    I'M BEGGING YOU!!!!! PLEASE KEEP MAKING THESE TYPE OF VIDEOS! .... or not.... XD

    • @panky905
      @panky905 4 года назад +1

      This channel is really different from all others I have seen so far. Couple of his videos have really helped me. I am not sure how to make him do more videos

    • @PaulXiaofangLan
      @PaulXiaofangLan 3 года назад +3

      @@panky905 This guy may just want to share really helpful things, other than making money out of them.

  • @ramyak8371
    @ramyak8371 4 года назад +14

    You sir are truly a blessing in disguise. I must really thank you for this video. I took your advice/pointers before my behavioral interview with a big tech company. Guess what? I made it through!

  • @mihais2911
    @mihais2911 2 года назад +2

    I want to thank you a lot for all the advice you gave. But, there are two things which I'd like to comment:
    1. At 39:04 your advice is to accept "agressive" communication. I'm not sure if you realize how bad that can sound without further details. I hope you only referred to those who cannot take criticism at all. Not to bosses who scream at their employees.
    2. At the end, you said it's bad to ask what coding languages and technologies the company use. I disagree. If the reason is to actually find out, that shows interest into the position and passion. I've been in interviews, where I realized the HR person had trouble understanding Java vs JavaScript.

    • @PiggiesInTheRain
      @PiggiesInTheRain 5 месяцев назад

      This video is full of red flags and based on a super outdated mindset of workaholic culture

  • @possiblewhiteguy
    @possiblewhiteguy 7 месяцев назад +7

    As someone who's both conducted and been apart of hundreds of tech interviews, this is probably the best video resource explaining how behavioral interviews work (and should work) and expectations.

  • @ayecab
    @ayecab 5 лет назад +2

    Man, this whole video is full of idealist tech kool-aid drinking advice. All this stuff about being genuine and fitting "company culture" is utter bullshit.

    • @jackson-gabbard
      @jackson-gabbard  5 лет назад

      Thanks for the feedback. I'd be curious to hear what you think is more useful advice than this.

    • @ayecab
      @ayecab 5 лет назад +2

      @@jackson-gabbard I respect your response, so I'm going to give you an honest answer. I think the most useful advice is that the interview process is a total crapshoot and that all this rhetoric about "culture fit" or other corporate fluff about being part of a team is just industry gaslighting. There are so many variables and so much subjectivity involved in the interview process that a ton of people will get rejected through no fault or shortcoming of their own. Developers are disposable commodities to companies and that's the bottomline. How can there be a "genuine" relationship between you as a worker and an entity that controls your livelihood and can fire you on a whim or when numbers in a spreadsheet don't look good? We are paid more than the average worker, but make no mistake, the developer is just another wage slave with no real ownership or control over their work. Trying to dress up tech jobs as more than the average waged job and building this mythology of horizontality and teamwork around them is how companies manipulate workers into extracting more value from them.

  • @MasoudKiaeeha
    @MasoudKiaeeha 3 года назад +44

    This is the best video I have watched on behavioral interviews after having watched about 10 hours of material. The rationale of the advice and the friendly tone is just what makes it awesome. He is approaching the audience as a friend and a mentor rather that a marketer hungry for attracting ridiculous number of viewers.
    Thank you so much! This 1 hour was well worth it!

  • @TheRover2010
    @TheRover2010 5 лет назад +7

    Thanks for the video, it is excellent.
    As someone who is from a different culture and came to a different country, I had to play by the rules described in the local HR articles. For example, they mention that saying "I want this job because it pays well" is not perceived well in the US companies. So I had to come up with some bullshit which was perceived well.
    It did help me to get high paying jobs in well known companies. Sometimes I got myself into a situation when I hated my job. But generally, I'm pretty good at doing my job and have never been fired (that just means I've never got impacted by a major layoff and never badly screw up anything personally). So for me it is just a matter of getting through the interview playing by the rules of not well known me culture.
    I am trying to be brutally honest on my interviews now, it is not an easy thing to do after all :) Most of the time I hear back - thank you for your straight talk, but thank you. I do hope it will finally get me into the right place in my career though.

  • @ivankrivyakov5250
    @ivankrivyakov5250 4 года назад +1

    Jackson, cool video, but I strongly disagree with the premise that you cannot prepare to the behavioral interview. Like you said, interviewers want to hear specific anecdotes from your career, and it is better to have these anecdotes prepared in advance. If you start to mumble, it may be difficult to pick the right anecdote, and any unguarded word you say may and probably will be understood unfavorably. The questions range from standard ("tell me about a time you had a conflict") to esoteric ("tell me about a time you transitioned a project to someone else and then had to come back"), to outright ridiculous. Companies themselves tell you to prepare, and sometimes even advise you (off the record ) to lie a little - not bullshit, just small embellishment. Besides that, research shows that many places have no strict guidelines on how to measure cultural fit, so "not a cultural fit" becomes a politiclally correct way to say "I can't put my finger on it, but I did not like that guy".

  • @saamsuun4658
    @saamsuun4658 6 лет назад +8

    Thank you! After years of teaching myself and experiencing a lot of rejection in the last 8 months, I've finally got a tech job without any commercial experience and started a new career path that I've wanted for a long time. Your realistic approach to interviews certainly helped me get there. Kudos!

  • @chrisbell8207
    @chrisbell8207 8 лет назад +55

    Really glad I stumbled upon your channel, I think a lot more people than your current 1900 subscribers would love to hear some of this advice

  • @cabenlee8806
    @cabenlee8806 8 лет назад +10

    Thanks... Now I know why I failed my Amazon interview two years ago.

  • @irvinge4641
    @irvinge4641 6 лет назад +5

    Hello! I commented before and I watched your videos multiple times. I just wanted to stop by again and say thank you for this video. I just received two offers today and would not have gotten through them without your advice. Just having that sincere, honest, humble and genuine passion for learning kind of attitude will go a long ways :D

  • @cesaredecal2230
    @cesaredecal2230 5 лет назад +15

    This was extremely helpful for my interview, thank you!

  • @Jaguar1612
    @Jaguar1612 Месяц назад +1

    Beginning of this video is super cringe, but it's actually good

  • @StephenBoesch
    @StephenBoesch 5 лет назад +1

    Many of these tips are helpful but not necessarily for the reason the author thinks. For example: saying: "if the candidate blames circumstances for problems they face then the interview is effectively over". Well - that's just plain utopian: we can and do end up in situations that are untenable. So he is saying that this makes the candidate a bad fit/choice - and THAT is an inaccurate generalization. What I did learn here is something different: "do not be HONEST during a behavioral interview". Unfortunately that is *also* against his first tenet: to be "genuine". So he is only going to allow through his gating process younger folks that have not been put into impossible to fix situations. This is actually a form of discrimination. What if he tried a different tack: "tell us about how you handled a difficult situation". That would not enforce a "*never* give up" - which is actually not a good plan - but instead focus on the ability to salvage *most* situations.

  • @jackiehuynh8417
    @jackiehuynh8417 5 лет назад +8

    This is amazing, and I’m glad I made time to watch the whole thing through! I’m currently prepping for a recruiting coordinator interview for Airbnb, and this video totally affirmed why I want so badly to be in recruiting. Please do more!!

  • @cruxae
    @cruxae 3 года назад +1

    Skip to 22:00 to skip the gatekeeping nonsense

  • @AussieAmigan
    @AussieAmigan 3 года назад +1

    I agreed with everything until right at the end. Asking what programming language you're working in is probably THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION if you don't know. Heck, it can shape your entire career's prospects. Every employer wants one year longer experience than the actual life of the technology. If you take your time jumping on the latest thing you're behind forever. And it's not just any latest thing, but you have to discern its potential longevity also. Of course any developer worth their salt can adapt to any language or tech, but a lot, indeed most companies, are hiring for direct experience and usually its right there in the job listing. That the company hasn't settled on a common tech, or have their own home grown language is a sure fire way of throwing your coding career away. Hard to imagine a world where this is not the case. What a lovely place that would be. Is this guy so senior, or in management, it no longer matters? My 25 years of dev experience disagrees.

  • @goldfish8196
    @goldfish8196 3 года назад +1

    Imagine if this guy have kept doing videos on RUclips. He was so ahed of the game.

  • @insearchofvalue8034
    @insearchofvalue8034 2 года назад +1

    This was a whole lot of nothing.

  • @troooooper100
    @troooooper100 4 года назад +1

    lol NEVER BE HONEST/Genuine.
    "I really hate stupid questions"
    "I hate all business meetings"
    "My previous company's management was piece of work....

  • @jamespinto1884
    @jamespinto1884 2 года назад +1

    Where have you been all my life?

  • @dev3231
    @dev3231 Год назад +1

    after watching half of a video, I feel like Jackson is a psycho-interviewer, because of entire focus on negative.

    • @jackson-gabbard
      @jackson-gabbard  Год назад

      Aw, sorry to hear that. You're not the first person to tell me that I can come across a bit negative. I don't *think* that makes me a psycho interviewer, but I hear you. I'll see if I can make the tone of the content a bit more positive.

  • @iamnoant
    @iamnoant 4 года назад +2

    55:50 ok acquire Haskell in 3 weeks to 3 months :) :) (including some emojis in my comments)

  • @panagiotispetridis7961
    @panagiotispetridis7961 8 лет назад +30

    By far one of the best episodes

  • @hksubs
    @hksubs 5 лет назад +2

    Extremely helpful pointers, and neat examples. You spoke genuinely and thoughtfully. I took notes.

  • @SwapnilSuhane
    @SwapnilSuhane 2 года назад +1

    most sexiest & by heart interview tips talked...really enjoyed it !! Now I feel more relaxed about being yourself, genuine and smash it like feeling. Thanks a ton for your efforts !!

  • @deborar5122
    @deborar5122 2 года назад +2

    Hours and hours of material for interviews and none gave me the depth I found in this. Great video! So well explained

  • @gauthamhonnavara
    @gauthamhonnavara 3 года назад +3

    This was absolutely amazing !. I always had a tough time understanding what I did wrong in a behavioral interview. This video is pure gold !
    Time to introspect

  • @VideosOfEarth
    @VideosOfEarth 6 лет назад +4

    I can't thank you enough for the amazing advice you gave, Jack!
    Yes, I was embarrassed with my past failures. I need to grow a pair and accept them, I get it :) But what if I am asked a question about a project where it was really not my mistake? And what if we dive deep into that project instead of where I genuinely failed?

  • @mohammadpartovi1813
    @mohammadpartovi1813 2 месяца назад +1

    The best guideline for behavioral interviews. Hands down. Fantastic job. Thank you thank you thank you.

  • @bcreane
    @bcreane 4 года назад +2

    How often are you told not only that it's okay to be yourself, but that it's absolutely essential to be authentic? Love the message and massively enjoyed the talk. Thanks for making this!

  • @alexsavul
    @alexsavul 8 лет назад +15

    I can't remember last time I was so excited for something to come out. easily my favourite youtube channel

  • @azurkin
    @azurkin 9 дней назад

    The best material on behavioural interview for engineers I've ever seen. So much valuable information, zero nonsense.
    Thank you, kind person 🙂

  • @hesamkalhor3263
    @hesamkalhor3263 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic talk, With no noisy background music. Thank you for creating this.

  • @saeedmirzaei1
    @saeedmirzaei1 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much. Very informative and helpful. I have a question. Don't you think out of those 3-4 on-site interviews, the behavioral interview is the most important one?

  • @neoesm
    @neoesm 3 года назад +1

    What is wrong with asking what the current stack the team is using?

    • @nazmulahsan9826
      @nazmulahsan9826 3 года назад

      You already passed the technical interview. You should ask them about the tech stack before this stage of interview. Which is much more relevant.

  • @ghost_busters
    @ghost_busters 3 года назад +1

    I wish you make more videos. But these are also good if there are other priorities in life. Thanks a lot. These also inspire for my upcoming interviews and motivate for preparation.

  • @Elena-kx5lw
    @Elena-kx5lw 29 дней назад

    System design between l5 and l6, behaviour- not hire. It’s not a good idea to say truth during the interview 😢

  • @islamsalah7994
    @islamsalah7994 3 года назад +1

    I have seen this video many times and still like seeing it

  • @vijuks3
    @vijuks3 3 года назад +1

    I watched a few videos before watching this. Every other video was suggesting to put on a show in front of the interviewer, so hearing some one advising to be genuine was such a big relief!

  • @eb5333
    @eb5333 4 года назад

    mhm... nice try... you can't judge how poor people on collaboration can be! This is your or someone's judgment! we are different! If it a circus job, yes, such judgment is appropriate. I know that nowadays many weird "rules" companies try to propagate, which would be radiculous 10-20 years ago! the World is crazy. If a company needs a professional, a normal professional interview regarding job knowledge is enough. Moreover, you can take a person for a trial period called a contract first, then give an offer if the company likes him.

  • @pavithren
    @pavithren 4 года назад +1

    This video is a hidden gem @Jackson! Thanks so much!!! I totally agree with you about being Genuine, whether it's for behavioural interviews or for relationships!

  • @amitkumar-zs6hd
    @amitkumar-zs6hd 5 лет назад +1

    I got lost at many points in a video like really thinking about real situations happened in the past and noted down, which otherwise I could never have thought of Super Like

  • @mehrdadk.6816
    @mehrdadk.6816 Год назад +1

    Found this video today, it's a gem no matter how old this is. You have a vey much high experience and you shared it with others, this means it's highly recommended to watch for anyone.

  • @junglemike4
    @junglemike4 7 лет назад +1

    Really really excellent lecture. Thanks very much for sharing valuable knowledge & tips.

  • @bowenlee3597
    @bowenlee3597 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you Jackson, this is the most important advices on behavioral interviews I got, really helpful and insightful! Learned a lot from you. ;)

  • @gokcandegirmenci8693
    @gokcandegirmenci8693 6 лет назад +3

    This is gold. Thanks RUclips recommendation engine..

  • @yuchsiao2
    @yuchsiao2 5 лет назад +1

    Amazingly dense and solid suggestions on the topic that is very abstract and hard to grip. Really appreciate your sharing what the other side hears and feels about. Please make more episodes!

  • @澳贼
    @澳贼 2 года назад

    the funny thing is, you mentioned multiple times "I hate bullshit", but you made this video really teaching ppl how to bullshit

  • @OrionKalas
    @OrionKalas 11 месяцев назад

    damn, I miss the background music - there used to be background music, right?

  • @hariharanjagan404
    @hariharanjagan404 Месяц назад

    Worth Watching an hour .... Denfintely useful !!!

  • @ReverseArrow
    @ReverseArrow 7 лет назад +1

    It would be great to work with you. Thank you. Keep up this videos.

  • @skootergofast123
    @skootergofast123 6 лет назад +4

    You look like an interviewer from my nightmares....just FYI

  • @ningoo
    @ningoo 7 лет назад +2

    Thank you so much for the tips, really really helps : ) -- i use simple emoji to show my friendliness

  • @AnonYmous-yu6hv
    @AnonYmous-yu6hv 3 года назад

    So what if you give a flaw that's pretty bad? you'll never get hired man...

  • @AlissonSiri
    @AlissonSiri 6 лет назад +1

    55:40 I believe asking what programming languages the company uses can be good or bad. I think it's okay if you just want to check if they are open to different technologies, it doesn't necessarily mean that I'll work there only if they use programming langua A or B, but the candidate should clarify why they were asking that, otherwise the interviewer could have the same perception as you had (and it wouldn't be their fault).

    • @attilakun7850
      @attilakun7850 4 года назад

      Imagine an interviewer mentioning in their answer that they still use COBOL or heck even CoffeeScript here and there. I think this would be quite a useful signal for a candidate about the company's appetite for technological innovation.

  • @alganpokemon905
    @alganpokemon905 Год назад

    You know I should have seen this video before you interviewed me at Cord...

  • @digidan_
    @digidan_ 6 лет назад +2

    Sincerely one of the best youtube videos I've ever watched with respect to the quality and honesty of the content.

  • @joynalabedin2875
    @joynalabedin2875 4 года назад +2

    Best video on this topic I've seen so far. Thank you, Jackson, so much for putting your time on to this.

    • @happymaruko5226
      @happymaruko5226 3 года назад

      "Best video on this topic I've seen so far. " Agree!

  • @benjamintaylor5914
    @benjamintaylor5914 3 года назад +1

    One of the best I've watched. A great service to anyone looking to keep progressing in their career. Thanks, Jackson.

  • @daLi0n
    @daLi0n 4 года назад +2

    This is great stuff. Thanks a lot Jackson.

  • @wassimchegham
    @wassimchegham 2 года назад +1

    Absolute GOLD, even after 5 years!

  • @ave383
    @ave383 4 месяца назад

    Sometimes the interviewer sucks and its okay to acknowledge that

  • @TheCareerForce
    @TheCareerForce 6 лет назад +1

    This is great advice for how to handle behavioral interviews!

  • @cannabisanomaly
    @cannabisanomaly 5 месяцев назад

    47:04 deserves corporal punishment for headphone listeners

  • @MihaiAndreiStanimir
    @MihaiAndreiStanimir 7 лет назад +1

    This video is full of amazing insights! It made me think long and hard about what I want to achieve with my life.

  • @lemp9582
    @lemp9582 3 года назад

    Jackson Gabbard and jason statham ----> The same Person :D

  • @ievgensafronenko8454
    @ievgensafronenko8454 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much - it was really great one.

  • @husler7424
    @husler7424 3 года назад

    only legends watch this after 5 years in 2021 :p

  • @isrmarz5222
    @isrmarz5222 3 года назад

    So basically is not up to me, and i have to be a perfect person, go it

  • @joshbailey1076
    @joshbailey1076 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for following your own advice here - being extremely genuine! Great video!

  • @vahan-sahakyan
    @vahan-sahakyan Год назад

    I got answers to questions that I didn't even know I had!

  • @dearlordylord
    @dearlordylord 2 года назад

    I've been genuine as you advice but they called police at me

  • @yueeex
    @yueeex 7 месяцев назад

    The Anthony Fantano of tech interview videos.

  • @DheerajSharma14
    @DheerajSharma14 4 года назад +1

    Absolutely loved it! I don’t remember if I have even watched so long on RUclips. I binged watch both system design and this episode back to back... Both of them completely worth the time and clears out a lot of apprehensions I had! Thank you for sharing them...

  • @henryvanho7971
    @henryvanho7971 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome video - its great to have people like you in this world to share your knowledge, wisdom, and sincere honesty. Love the humor.

  • @sriharijoshi5
    @sriharijoshi5 3 года назад

    Why did you stop making videos!!?

  • @namesnikola
    @namesnikola 7 лет назад +1

    Let's say a engineer had to deal with a dishonest manager (technical director). A guy who can't speak truthfully about his lack of tech skills and constantly employing cold reading tactics to get passed project's problems. Meanwhile of course he's also making decisions and when challenged he was willing to defend them only up to the "Well, because I'm your boss" level.
    How do you properly collaborate with that leader without constant conflict?
    What type of signal would the following response send: "Look, we worked together on a couple of projects on all of which I was feeling guilty over the quality of code delivered. I voiced my concerns many times during development, a few times publicly which didn't go so well with my manager, but the reason I did it was that I just couldn't suspend my brain so much anymore as the critical problems weren't being addressed. However after all those projects got shipped somehow and as a result he got promoted I decided to start looking for a new team to join or a new company."
    Thanks

    • @jackson-gabbard
      @jackson-gabbard  7 лет назад +1

      Based on what you've described here, it sounds like a "run! don't walk" situation. If you're working under someone pulling dark-side rhetorical tricks and taking the glory for the accomplishments of others, your only healthy option is to get out from under them. I've been in that position before earlier in my career and the only way out was out. I hope you have some good alternative options.
      It might also be worth considering what sort of company would hire and retain such a person. It would immediately make me sceptical of that person's boss, at least. Is their boss competent? Are they the same way? Why haven't they caught on to these negative behaviours?

    • @namesnikola
      @namesnikola 7 лет назад

      Thanks for the reply! Facebook is one option I'm considering, have an on-site interview in a few weeks, so will definitely have tons of material for "describe to me how you dealt with a difficult situation" question.
      But yeah, you're right - not only did he not get criticism for the dark-side methods but he was actually promoted as a reward for delivering! I think projects were delivered despite his "expertise" - not because! People above him don't get involved on that level, and every time I would express concerns about it I was labelled as "pessimistic", "over-thinker", "too serious", "too passionate", even "bad communicator". As if the measure for good communication should be "the more you get along the better". It's hard to expose bad leadership from that position.
      I am curious do things like this happen less so in these big companies?

  • @rudhisundar
    @rudhisundar 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for your insights! It really helped.

  • @eformance
    @eformance 3 года назад

    I appreciate this video, it obviously comes from someone with deep experience in the subject and you weren't trying to sell me anything :-)

  • @heatherm7110
    @heatherm7110 4 года назад

    Interviews for development positions are among the worst that I have ever had. They are painful, at best. It would be fantastic if companies would stop asking adult women if they, "Like to play ping pong," as a means of measuring their fit for company culture. I'm gonna just start saying, "Yea, I like to chase balls around," and make long, sustained eye contact. Serves 'em right.