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Preparing for an Interview:
Preparing for an Interview:
Understand the Role
Research the company
Practice common interview questions
Websites like Glassdoor and Indeed offer examples
Prepare a mental list of past work or projects that you can pull from for situational questions
Dress professionally - if it is on Zoom, make sure your camera is on to show engagement
Prepare questions to ask the Interviewer
Follow-up after the interview
Send a thank you email
It can be stressful or nerve wracking at first - remember how talented you are and that you are the prize!
Use this link for more useful tools
Sample Interview Questions
Sample Interview Questions
What made you want to pursue a career in software engineering (enter YOUR chosen job interest here)?
Can you tell me more about your high school classes? What types of courses have you taken that relate to software engineering (enter YOUR chosen job interest here)?
What project, activity or class are you most proud of and why?
What examples can you provide from your previous experiences that demonstrate your ability to solve problems - in class, on the field, in a club, a past job, etc?
Have you ever had to complete a group programming (or other type of) project? What was the experience, like and how did you work as a team?
Here is an interview scorecard you can use to practice mock interviews with your peers.
Here is an additional link to indeed's software engineering interview questions you can use as a resource
Refer back to the 10.2 STAR video on how to answer these interview questions!
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