Behavior Questions¶

Rule of thumb¶

Don't confront your interviewers
How to talk
when you have nothing to say, say nothing
never criticize your previous employers
calm and reasonable
Say something for a reason
Praise someone
Criticie someone (how?)
CART: clarify, assumption, result, test cases

Q1: tell me about yourself¶

Don't just say yourself

Name, edu
Skills: primary programming language, projects, experiences, past internship.
Thank you

Other variants: - tell me your weakness (e.g. weakness: cannot do multiple things at the same time. in the future, learn how to prioritize and analyze dependencies.) - 2^nd chance problems - Retrospection - E.g. Biggest failure during your college/work - Key points: how to avoid/address the same problems in the future.

Q2: when you have different opinions from your colleagues¶

Scenarios
Communication
how
when
where
keep in mind: say something for a reason, praise and criticize someone
what if?
backup solutions
how to express yourself? (e.g. how to do prep for meetings, 1 on 1?) e.g. we might have difference knowledge base, so I will try to share our knowledge together. focus on things but not on people

Q3: When you have limited time avaliable to finish your project. Quality vs. Speed¶

consider tradeoffs for different tasks, use a quantative way to analyze the data

variant 1: provide an e.g. scenario in which you made a quick decision under pressure
variant 2: write an email to your manager on how to explain why you missed the deadline

Q4: what is your career plan for the next 5 years¶

show self-motivation, start from small/short term goal to big/long term goal.

Q5: please tell me one of the most challenging projects you have accomplished¶

technical challenge + human resource (team work, work with mentor, verify tasks, etc.)

variant: mistake you have done
first tell what you have done wrong

Q6: do you have any questions for me¶

tech stack, I may have some similar skills
what's your most challenge project

Others¶

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Last update: January 9, 2021