Never EVER EVER EVER lie in a interview... this needs to be written several times in capital letters. I have spent several interviews as a interviewer and the moment i saw that the interview is not honest, was the moment when a big shadow of doubt was cast upon him. And usually this was done by candidates that were not experienced and less educated. All those with experience and knowledge were usually straightforward with what they know and what they don't.
It is all depends how good you are talking at. Lie or don't does not matter at all. Play with people nicely, make them believe in you and you are going to be the best one. Never and ever be honest if you are sure that a chance will not be given or dont put yourself in the situation you have to lie.
I was asked in an interview over 13 years ago what my experience in 'Networking' was on a scale of 1-10... I answered honestly, that I'd rate myself a 2 - that I could set up my own LAN but beyond that I'm not sure, and the interviewer responded with, "Well, if you know what a LAN is that's more than enough.". Point is, never be afraid to be honest about your knowledge or skill... it will almost always benefit you, even if you don't feel like it will in the moment (especially when you're in a situation where you feel you need to be impressive).
I burned out working in Windows, when I finally moved to Linux I was too burnt to even start the new job. Now a year later, and a lot of thinking I'm pretty sure I'm still sticking with Linux but still figuring out which direction to go in (probably devops). Thanks for covering the part of burning out too, it seems to be very common in the IT field. :)
One important caveat, not all technical interviews will go like this. It really depends on the company you're interviewing for and the interviewer. Some interviewers will "spare" with you and perform some weird devils advocate ritual to make your solution wrong. Others will have found a problem 15 minutes before you arrived and not understand it themselves. Some others will be completely disconnected from the interview and be doing their own thing during this whole process. Sometimes they will ask you questions completely unrelated to your line of work: ex: interviewing for some kubernetes distributed services and get asked about writing mobile apps. Other times you'll find someone who wants you to solve their current work problem for them as some sort of unpaid contractor. You can do everything right and still fail your interview for these or other reasons. Some companies do them MUCH better than others, the variety of skill of interviewers ranges dramatically especially at large companies.
Yeah, there are lots of things that can happen in an interview. I've had some strange ones as well. There's never been a better time to be looking for a tech job, though -- if a company seems shady or people are behaving strangely, you can always just thank them for the opportunity and leave.
i am always saying the truth ,that i don't have much experience , i think because of that until now i don't have a job , even for unpaid practice work ... all of them they want you already with 7 years experience
A lot of job advertisements exaggerate the 'desired experience.' You will definitely need to apply to more jobs to get interviews, but it can be done. As you gain experience, finding work is easier (not just because of experience, but also because of your expanded social/job network). Be EXTREMELY careful with unpaid work. It can lead down a pretty bad path, psychologically and career wise.
+2 if they are a H-O-T-T-I-E though, amirite? 😇 E: In all seriousness, this was a great video. As someone who has some experience in giving interviews, you captured the thought process behind it, really well. Thanks!
Kubernetes series, is it done, or would be returning to the mini project?, Thank you for the kube series, but not for this, folks are bless with brain cells (99%), like many things out there, they learn, computers are just another tool set out there...
Never ever lie to your interviewer! That's key.
Never EVER EVER EVER lie in a interview... this needs to be written several times in capital letters. I have spent several interviews as a interviewer and the moment i saw that the interview is not honest, was the moment when a big shadow of doubt was cast upon him. And usually this was done by candidates that were not experienced and less educated. All those with experience and knowledge were usually straightforward with what they know and what they don't.
It is all depends how good you are talking at. Lie or don't does not matter at all. Play with people nicely, make them believe in you and you are going to be the best one. Never and ever be honest if you are sure that a chance will not be given or dont put yourself in the situation you have to lie.
You are naive if you think people are saying 100% truth during the interview. I assume you didn’t work much
I was asked in an interview over 13 years ago what my experience in 'Networking' was on a scale of 1-10... I answered honestly, that I'd rate myself a 2 - that I could set up my own LAN but beyond that I'm not sure, and the interviewer responded with, "Well, if you know what a LAN is that's more than enough.".
Point is, never be afraid to be honest about your knowledge or skill... it will almost always benefit you, even if you don't feel like it will in the moment (especially when you're in a situation where you feel you need to be impressive).
v57Videos honesty is the best policy
I burned out working in Windows, when I finally moved to Linux I was too burnt to even start the new job. Now a year later, and a lot of thinking I'm pretty sure I'm still sticking with Linux but still figuring out which direction to go in (probably devops). Thanks for covering the part of burning out too, it seems to be very common in the IT field. :)
Best channel I've ever found on RUclips. Love your content man
Awesome series, looking forward to the technical topics video's.
This is all good stuff Dave!
Thanks for the tips! Really appreciate them as a new graduate here
Love from India♥️. Great work
Thanks for this. It is really encouraging. I guess I should go back to that job search of mine.
God bless you my brother
One important caveat, not all technical interviews will go like this. It really depends on the company you're interviewing for and the interviewer. Some interviewers will "spare" with you and perform some weird devils advocate ritual to make your solution wrong. Others will have found a problem 15 minutes before you arrived and not understand it themselves. Some others will be completely disconnected from the interview and be doing their own thing during this whole process. Sometimes they will ask you questions completely unrelated to your line of work: ex: interviewing for some kubernetes distributed services and get asked about writing mobile apps. Other times you'll find someone who wants you to solve their current work problem for them as some sort of unpaid contractor. You can do everything right and still fail your interview for these or other reasons. Some companies do them MUCH better than others, the variety of skill of interviewers ranges dramatically especially at large companies.
Yeah, there are lots of things that can happen in an interview. I've had some strange ones as well. There's never been a better time to be looking for a tech job, though -- if a company seems shady or people are behaving strangely, you can always just thank them for the opportunity and leave.
I agree, you're interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you.
Well this is well timed. I have my first tech-industry interview tomorrow.
How did it go!?
You look like Eli the Computer Guy
i am always saying the truth ,that i don't have much experience , i think because of that until now i don't have a job , even for unpaid practice work ... all of them they want you already with 7 years experience
A lot of job advertisements exaggerate the 'desired experience.' You will definitely need to apply to more jobs to get interviews, but it can be done. As you gain experience, finding work is easier (not just because of experience, but also because of your expanded social/job network). Be EXTREMELY careful with unpaid work. It can lead down a pretty bad path, psychologically and career wise.
+2 if they are a H-O-T-T-I-E though, amirite? 😇
E: In all seriousness, this was a great video. As someone who has some experience in giving interviews, you captured the thought process behind it, really well. Thanks!
Great advice!
Omg I made all these mistakes and still got hired (but I m a student and it was for an internship)
I think am in love 😍
Kubernetes series, is it done, or would be returning to the mini project?, Thank you for the kube series, but not for this, folks are bless with brain cells (99%), like many things out there, they learn, computers are just another tool set out there...
"Don't tell no lies your ass can't cash."
Unfortunately, a lot of people like to tell the interviewer what they think you want to hear.
I barely know enough to get by and I have no idea how I wound up here. Yeah.
l'm shifting to devops got my technical interview last week. received the result today. guess what's the result.