web developer interview questions
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Are you preparing for an all-important job interview as a web developer or designer? This presentation will help you research the company, prepare you mentally for questions and guide you how to conduct yourself during interview to land yourself a job. Don't miss out on the last slide which lists more resources and links to other interview-related tips you can benefit from.TRANSCRIPT
PREPARING FOR AN INTERVIEW
Many web developers dread job interviews
COMPANY RESEARCH
Do work out what the company does
COMPANY RESEARCH
You must research the company and the position before your first
interview.
You should spend at least 30 minutes learning about the company's
industry, what markets it services, what its customer base looks like, how
the hiring department fits into its overall strategy (if possible), and so on.
After completing your research, you should come up with a few
questions that address any concerns you might have.
No matter what, always frame your questions in a positive way; for
example, "What are you doing to keep from going under?" is not nearly as
good as, "What is your strategy to regain the competitive advantage?"
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Expect to be asked technical questions
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Some interviewers might ask you to solve problems on a
whiteboard using pseudo-code, or perhaps ask you to look at
code and spot the problems with it.
Communicate things like why you chose a particular solution
over another
Fibonacci sequence calculator or a tree walking algorithm
Be prepared to go into detail in terms of what you
accomplished, the technologies used, and how you used them.
WORK EXAMPLES
How to present your past experience and
portfolio
WORK EXAMPLES
Never bring code from your job unless it is open source or
permissible.
It's a good idea to work on an open source project or write
a few learning applications at home
Bring screenshots of your application, or URLs of publicly
available application
Alternatively, make a Flash portfolio with screenshots of
Web sites that I had worked on and included traffic numbers
from before and after the redesign
WORK STYLE QUESTIONS
Interviewers will ask you about how you work
WORK STYLE QUESTIONS
What is your greatest strength/weakness?
How do you delegate tasks in a team?
How do you deal with disagreements?
QUESTIONS TO ASK THE INTERVIEWER
What you should ask the interviewer
QUESTIONS TO ASK
Other than (main language being used), what other technologies are involved
in this environment?
What percentage of the role is new development compared to maintenance?
Are there any unusual techniques or programming styles that you use?
Are you using an Agile methodology or a Waterfall methodology?
What version control system do you use?
What makes working on this project different from some of the other projects
that I have worked on in the past?
Anything else to learn more about the technologies and the project
management approach being used.
Can I get a tour of the workspace?
QUESTIONS NOT TO ASK
Some questions are strictly off limits. Topics you want to avoid include the
following:
Anything regarding compensation, unless they broach the topic.
Questions regarding hours of operation (unless the job is specifically shift work,
in which case it is fine to ask what shift they're hiring for), vacation days, dress
code policy, break policies, personal phone usage policies, Web surfing policies,
whether they record IMs, etc. These questions scream, "I want to get paid for not
doing my job!"
Any questions that they would not be allowed to ask you for Equal Employment
Opportunity reasons (like ethnicity, religion, nation of origin, etc.). Not only are
these questions rude, but they are inappropriate.
PERSONALITY QUIRKS
Your gestures and body language give away
your personality
PERSONALITY QUIRKS
Some common quirks that can affect your chances of being hired
include the following:
Leg jiggling, finger tapping, etc. These habits make you seem
like a nervous person and can also be extremely grating on others'
nerves.
Overwhelming scents, ranging from too much (or too strong)
perfume and cologne, lack of deodorant, and cigarette smoke.
Inappropriate jokes. If you wouldn't tell the joke to a five-year-
old, do not tell it at an interview.
MORE TIPS & RESOURCES
Landing, and preparing for , an interview
Preparing yourself for the all-important job interview
The 10 best ways to handle a job interview
How to research a company before your interview
10 ways to be liked in your job interview
Three interview behaviors managers don't like
The parts of a job interview that you can control
Three interview questions to ask the interviewer
Red flags you may unintentionally be giving off in interviews
More interviews include 'logic questions'