@illiamondok4496
"Don’t think about the outcome, instead be willing to learn. Be curious" - this is brilliant. Helped me a lot to decrease a pre interview stress
@shahriarmim4696
I took the golden advice ! "Take Interview as a learning opportunity do not stress over the outcome"
@hijinks21
As someone that has done 100s of interviews. The key thing I want to see from someone that doesn't know something is asking questions to learn about it. I'll take a learner any day on my team
@Nem_FFXIV
His mindset about "not looking at the outcome, but going there to learn/improve" is a lifelong rewarding mindset in many aspects of life. The best of the best don't necessarily become the best of the best by saying I need to be the best today. They say i need to be better than I was yesterday, every day.
@justinsanity501
Best advice I ever got on interviews was from my brother who is way more of a "people person" than myself. The best mindset to go into interviews with is to treat it like what it is - a conversation. You are talking to another person, not a robot. Don't just spout your resume and your qualifications, actually engage in a dialogue about what the company is working on, what kind of people they are looking for, what they value in employees etc. Ask them questions that you are genuinely curious about, not ones that you got off the internet. And for technical parts - it is way more important to explain your thought process than it is to get the question right.
@AKALeviMA
This mindset of being curious and taking each interview as a learning opportunity is so true. When I did my interview loop with Uber I had zero expectations apart from learning and having fun during those interviews. It was my first ever big tech and I just wanted to learn. I ended up getting an offer and I firmly believe that it was because I didn't fuss about passing and only concentrated on the learning opportunity I was having.
@stevenmccarther5836
Have been coding for over 20 years , been in plenty of interviews , too bad their was not a YOUTUBE back in the day with a video of this caliber. This guy is "spot on" and I will be taking his advice as I plan for my next interview
@SwapperTheFirst
The most useful of all interview preparations summaries I've found. I'd say, that the scope of audience is targeted for is bigger - not only for SEs, it can be used by Technical Product Managers, Technical Project Managers, Solution Architects. I like the down-to-earth, smart yet humble delivery of advice.
@jonathanhavens7183
I'm watching this after recently landing a software engineering position where I'd thought it was one of my worst interviews ever. I was very nervous and even forgot a very basic keyword in PHP but I did talk through the coding challenge, and eventually solved it. Being my first job on a team (I was an independent, self-taught developer for the 3 years prior), I was very straightforward about my weaknesses but also very eager to get a foothold in the industry. While watching this, it now makes quite a bit more sense as to why I ended up receiving an offer. At one point I saw theyd reposted their ad and thought I'd failed it, so I sent the manager an email asking for constructive criticism on how to do better. He informed me I was still very much in the running from there and I received the offer a few days later. I've worked here for about a week and a half now and it's going fantastic. You're advice really helped put things in perspective and I'll always look at tech interviews differently now... thank you👍
@user-fp4dr1ne7z
Thanks, I’ve been interviewing for a month and a half and was preparing every night, and was putting so much pressure on myself to do my best, but I failed horribly. I found myself so nervous in every interview and eventually it was really stressful and daunting. I think you’re absolutely right when you said take each interview as an opportunity to learn and go in with a curious mindset. Thanks I really needed to hear this.
@peterritchie7382
If you're fresh out of college and put projects you worked on in your resume, you need to know those inside and out. If you can't talk about something you 'worked on' in depth it's a huge red flag. Get rid of 'we' from your vocab and replace with 'I' but you need to be able to back it up. Also you gotta know the basics inside and out, any of your introduction classes textbooks you should be able to open up to random page and solve whatever problem is on it. It's the difference between getting the job direct out of college (and having options) or looking for years and eventually just taking what you can get.
@PandaHouse21
I no joke got a text message from a recruiter in the middle of me watching this video for a Software QE internship position. This is gonna be a great learning experience!😀
@DwikiIkhwan
I can proudly say that this video open my mind and make me more confident in interviews. I just had one this week and the days before it happened, I found this channel and watched it. The idea of "Interviews are a two-way street" and the "Mindset before, during and after the interview" are really good. I asked some questions to the interviewer, they seemed happy about it, and before the interview happens, as you said, I set my mind where this interview is just a mock interview, or to practice myself in interviews. During the interview, I relaxed and try to do my best without considering the result, Lastly, after the interview, back to thinking that this is just a mock interview and I've done my best, not to regret anything. And now, I'm a software engineer at a company called Unit4. Thanks a lot Pragmatic Engineer, keep it up!
@davidkezi6086
Please talk about your failed interviews, i think hearing about failures is very important
@zoalerix
Guys! This stuff is gold! I realized I was doing a lot of the stuff in this video because I studied interpersonal skills for years. I got FAANG and other offers left and right after graduating. It's a rare and valuable skill.
@jenkurtz412
I love this, thank you! As a Technical Recruiter that truly takes pride in their craft, I care about my candidates and genuinely want them (and you, the hiring manager) to succeed! That comes from the right people with the right skills to be in the right culture with the right people. I love your take on the hiring manager's role in interviewing and with the goal of helping technical people with their interview. I recognize technical professionals are insanely smart, and they know so much about their field that I could ever know first-hand. However, as a people-facing professional, I know there's so much I can offer candidates to set them up for success, but we do not want to offend anyone or assume that as a professional they have all of these bases covered. I took so much away from this video on how I can best prepare the candidates I represent. Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed this!
@MaximBordyug.
Being positive, prepared, and using powerful language can definitely set you apart in an interview.
@aikanshpriyam3977
This is such a great video with some awesome advice. Initially, even I used to go to the interview with the mindset of solving all the questions that were asked to me, but after that changed my approach and tried to make my interview more interactive and make sure my interviewer has a good time while interviewing me. Thanks for the video, Gergely!!
@thomasl863
I agree with the mindset so much. That was my approach as an ARTS major at my university engineering career fair, and I ended up getting two job offers. I think humility, empathy, and curiosity work wonders in the job searching process.
@suhassreenivas1878