The 5 Interviewing Tools You Need To Land Your Dream Development Job

In this hour, I'll introduce what I believe are the tools you need to land your dream software engineering job. Whether you are still in college, just graduating, or have years of experience in industry, at the end of this talk, you will be set on a path where application and mastery of these tools will enable you to succeed.

In addition to exploring the required hard skills like knowledge of Computer Science theory, algorithms, and data structures, we'll explore the almost-as-formidable foe, the yin to the hard skill question's yang, soft skill questions. For example, how do you answer a question like "Describe your most prominent career failure" without looking like you just pants yourself. Moreover, we'll discuss the role of culture fit in interviewing and, if you want to drink the company kool-aid, how to show up like you have achieved the Ballmer Peak (mixed metaphors, I know ;).